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The Second Sea Lord is one of the senior admirals of the Royal Navy. The Second Sea Lord was formerly the second most senior naval member of the Board of Admiralty, but is now considered to be junior to both the First Sea Lord and the Commander-in-Chief Fleet. Admiral is a word from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (Lord of the bay). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Old Admiralty House, Whitehall, London, Thomas Ripley, architect, 1723-26, was not admired by his contemporaries and earned him some scathing couplets from Alexander Pope The Admiralty was historically the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ... The First Sea Lord is the senior admiral and professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... The Commander-in-Chief Fleet, or CINCFLEET, is the senior admiral responsible for the preparation and operation of the ships, submarines and aircraft of the Royal Navy. ...


The Second Sea Lord is the senior officer responsible for personnel in the Royal Navy and is currently also Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command, and is known by the abbreviations 2SL/CNH or CINCNAVHOME. This latter role officially gives him a flagship, HMS Victory at Portsmouth, England, although in practice it is a museum ship in dry dock. Jump to: navigation, search The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... This article is about the late 18th century ship of the line HMS Victory. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the English city of Portsmouth. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK...


The current Second Sea Lord is Vice-Admiral Adrian Johns CBE (appointed October 2005). Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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