This is a list of serving senior officers of the Royal Navy. It includes currently serving admirals, vice-admirals, rear-admirals, and commodores.[1][2][unreliable source?][3][unreliable source?]

Admirals

Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Sir Antony David Radakin
Chief of the Defence Staff Warfare KCB, ADC 19 June 2019 [4]
Sir Benjamin John Key
First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Warfare KCB, CBE, ADC 8 November 2021 [5]
Sir Keith Edward Blount
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe Fleet Air Arm KCB, OBE 17 July 2023 [6]

Vice-Admirals

Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Sir Christopher Reginald Summers Gardner
Chief Executive Officer, Submarine Delivery Agency Logistics KBE 9 April 2019 [7][8]
Sir Richard Charles Thompson
Director-General (Air), Defence Equipment and Support
Air Member for Materiel, Air Force Board		 Fleet Air Arm KCB, CBE 1 September 2020 [9]
Guy Antony Robinson
Chief of Staff, Allied Command Transformation Warfare CB, OBE 5 July 2021 [10]
Andrew Paul Burns
Fleet Commander Warfare CB, OBE 24 September 2021 [11]
Martin John Connell
Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Fleet Air Arm CBE 12 January 2022 [12]
Philip John Hally
Chief of Defence People Logistics CB, MBE 12 December 2022 [13]
Michael Keith Utley
Commander, Allied Maritime Command Warfare CB, OBE 13 January 2023 [14]
Paul Marshall
Director-General (Ships), Defence Equipment and Support Engineering CB, CBE 21 April 2023 [15]
Andrew Jeffery Kyte
Chief of Defence Logistics and Support Logistics CB 18 September 2023 [16]

Rear-Admirals

Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref
James David Morley
Deputy Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO Warfare CB 9 April 2018 [17]
James Godfrey Higham
Director of Ship Support, Defence Equipment and Support Engineering CB, OBE 26 February 2019 [7]
Andrew Betton
Director of Joint Warfare, Strategic Command Warfare CB, OBE 2 September 2019 [18]
Simon Phillip Asquith
Director of Submarines Warfare CB, OBE 14 October 2019 [19]
Nicholas B. J. Washer Director of Operations, Defence Digital Warfare 1 March 2021 [20]
Donald J. M. Doull
Engineering CBE 22 June 2021 [21]
Paul S. Beattie Director of the Naval Staff Warfare 26 May 2021 [10]
Richard A. Murrison Senior Military Mentor, Royal College of Defence Studies Logistics 11 July 2021 [10]
Rex J. Cox Chief Executive, National Shipbuilding Office Warfare 26 July 2021 [22]
Paul Christopher Carroll Director of Innovation and Future Capability, Defence Equipment and Support Engineering OBE 2 August 2021 [22]
James M. B. Parkin
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)
Controller of the Navy
Director of Development, Navy Command		 Warfare CBE 16 August 2021 [22]
Timothy M. Henry
Deputy Commander, Joint Force Command Norfolk Warfare OBE 18 October 2021 [23]
Thomas E. Manson
Deputy Director General, Defence Safety Authority
Director (Technical), Military Aviation Authority		 Engineering OBE 1 November 2021 [23]
Stephen M. R. Moorhouse
Warfare CBE 10 January 2022 [24]
Judith Helen Terry
Director of People and Training, Navy Command
Naval Secretary		 Logistics OBE 12 January 2022 [25]
Edward Ahlgren
Commander Maritime Operations Warfare OBE 27 April 2022 [26]
Nicholas J. Wheeler Director NATO Digital Staff[27] Warfare 11 July 2022 [25]
Steven Dainton
Deputy Commandant, Royal College of Defence Studies Warfare CBE 18 July 2022 [28]
Robert G. Pedre
Commander United Kingdom Strike Force[29] Warfare 26 September 2022 [30]
Anthony K. Rimington
Warfare/Fleet Air Arm 1 November 2022 [31]
Jeremy J. Bailey
Director of Submarine Support, Navy Command Engineering 28 February 2023 [32]
Timothy Christopher Woods
UK Defence Attaché to the USA
Head of the British Defence Staff, United States		 Engineering CBE 16 January 2023 [14]
Robert A. Lauchlan UK Project Officer, Polaris Sales Agreement Engineering 8 March 2023 [14]
Christopher E. Shepherd Engineering 3 April 2023 [33]
Ivan R. Finn
Director of Navy Acquisition, Navy Command Engineering 9 May 2023 [34]
Angus N. P. Essenhigh
Director of Data Acquisition and National Hydrographer, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (June 2023)[35] Warfare OBE 27 June 2023 [36]
Steven J. McCarthy Engineering 12 October 2023 [37]
Paul A. Murphy Logistics 23 October 2023 [37]

Surgeon Rear-Admiral

Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Fleur T. Marshall Director of Medical Personnel and Training, Defence Medical Services Medical 21 March 2023 [38]

Commodores

Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Jonathan M. S. Fry
Head of Youth and Cadets, Ministry of Defence Engineering 21 January 2014 [39]
Martin E. Quinn
19 April 2016 [40]
Andrew M. Cree
Assistant Chief of Staff (Training), Navy Command
Deputy Director of Future Training, Navy Command		 Engineering CBE 14 November 2016 [41]
Simon P. Huntington
Naval Assistant to the Naval Secretary Warfare OBE 20 February 2017 [42]
Robert James Astley Bellfield
Naval Regional Commander Eastern England Warfare CBE 25 August 2017 [43]
Craig Wood
Deputy UK Military Representative to NATO
Chief of Staff, UK Delegation to NATO		 Warfare CBE 12 December 2017 [44]
Raymond A. Lovegrove Deputy Director, Defence Infrastructure Engineering 30 April 2018 [45]
Robert Wood Logistics OBE 29 May 2018 [46]
Thomas J. Guy
Commander, British Forces Gibraltar Warfare 1 July 2018 [47]
Stephen David Roberts Deputy Director of Ship Acquisition, Navy Command
Programme Director, Type 26 Frigates
Programme Director, Type 31 frigates		 Engineering CBE 20 March 2019 [48]
Philip D. Nash
Deputy Director, Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Center of Excellence Warfare 26 August 2019 [49]
Peter N. Olive
Head of Futures and Strategic Analysis, Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre Warfare 2019
Paul E. Dunn
Commodore, Submarine Service Warfare OBE 12 August 2019 [50]
Philip G. Game Head of Maritime Combat Systems, Defence Equipment and Support Engineering 4 November 2019 [51]
Melanie S. Robinson
to retire Warfare CBE, ADC 4 February 2020 [52][53]
Christopher D. Goodsell Warfare 23 March 2020 [54]
Niall R. Griffin Fleet Air Arm MBE, ADC 8 July 2020 [55]
Nicholas M. Walker Fleet Air Arm 17 July 2020 [56][55]
Ian S. Groom
Head, Defence Maritime Regulator Engineering MBE 1 September 2020 [57]
Jonathan D. Lett
Director, J5 Policy, United States Indo-Pacific Command Warfare 16 November 2020 [58]
Paul A. Stroude
Warfare 15 February 2021 [59]
Mark P. Langrill
align="center"| Engineering 8 March 2021 [60]
Adrian C. Fryer
Warfare March 2021
Stephen F. Prest
Engineering 1 April 2021 [10]
David A. Joyce Deputy Director of People Strategy, Navy Command Engineering 17 May 2021 [10]
Sharon L. Malkin
Commander, His Majesty's Naval Base Clyde Engineering ADC 2 June 2021 [10]
Andrew J. Aitken Deputy Director of Submarines, Navy Command
Senior Naval Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland		 Warfare 8 June 2021 [10]
David C. Moody Head of Space Capability, United Kingdom Space Command Engineering 25 June 2021 [22]
Martyn R. Boyes Head of Dreadnought Supply and Support, Submarine Delivery Agency Engineering 28 June 2021 [22]
Richard P. Harris
Logistics 26 July 2021 [22]
Paul P. Pitcher Commander, Surface Flotilla Warfare 6 September 2021 [61]
Jolyon R. A. Woodard
Head of Air Manoeuvre Capabality, Army Command Warfare 25 October 2021 [62]
Fiona R. Shepherd Assistant Chief of Staff (Personnel and Logistics), Permanent Joint Headquarters Logistics MBE 29 November 2021
Gordon W. D. Ruddock
Deputy Chief of Staff (Management), Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum Warfare 13 December 2021 [12]
Andrew D. Rose
Deputy Director of Plans, Navy Command Warfare 10 January 2022 [63]
Kristin J. Nicholson Deputy Director of People Delivery, Navy Command Logistics 17 January 2022 [63]
Timothy C. Green Assistant Chief of Staff (Maritime Warfare), Navy Command Warfare 31 March 2022 [64]
Andrew B. Perks Deputy Director of Underwater Battlespace Capability, Navy Command Engineering MBE 1 April 2022 [25]
Richard J. Atkinson
Deputy Director of Maritime Capability and Force Development, Navy Command Warfare 2 May 2022 [25]
Stuart G. Capes Warfare 6 June 2022 [65]
Andrew G. Lamb UK Defence Attaché to the Republic of Korea Warfare OBE 25 Jul 2022 [66]
Robert E. Curry Director, Deterrence and Defence of the European/Atlantic Area Implementation Group July 2022 |
Roger Readwin
UK Naval Attaché to the USA July 2022
Richard A. Harris Deputy Director of Policy Engagement, Ministry of Defence Engineering September 2022
Richard A. New Commander, Standing Joint Force Logistics Component Logistics 2 October 2022 [66]
Donald J. Mackinnon Head of Defence Operational Capability, Ministry of Defence Warfare OBE 31 October 2022 [13][67]
Daniel M. D′Silva Engineering 31 October 2022 [13]
John E. Voyce
Commander, His Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth Engineering OBE, ADC 2 November 2022 [38]
Elton R. Sharkey
Director of Nuclear Propulsion, Submarine Delivery Agency Engineering 12 December 2022 [68]
Ben Aldous
Commander, International Maritime Security Construct 2022 [69]
Catherine E. Jordan
Head, Royal Navy Culture Centre Warfare LVO 9 January 2023 [38]
Philip E. Dennis
Warfare MBE 12 January 2023 [32]
Stephen J. Bolton Deputy Director, Aviation Programmes and Futures, Navy Command Warfare 6 February 2023 [38]
Toby S. Jefferson Head, Customer Support Team, Defence Infrastructure Organisation Engineering 6 February 2023 [38]
Andrew J. E. Ashfield Smith Head of Communications Strategy, Ministry of Defence Warfare 20 April 2023 [15]
Simon P. Kelly
Warfare 22 May 2023 [70]
James Blackmore Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group Warfare 23 May 2023 [36]
Rachel M. Singleton Head of the Defence AI Centre, Strategic Command Engineering MBE 5 June 2023 [71]
Jason F. Strutt Engineering 12 June 2023 [71]
Andrew R. Ingham Commander Fleet Operational Sea Training Warfare 4 July 2023 [70]
Andrew G. James Engineering 4 July 2023 [70]
Stephen A. Large Head of Naval Ship Support,Defence Equipment and Support Engineering OBE 10 July 2023 [70]
Joanna L. Adey
Commander Maritime Reserves Engineering ADC 25 July 2023 [72]
Matthew P. Stratton Engineering 1 August 2023 [73]
Stuart A. Finn Warfare 1 August 2023 [73]
David M. Filtness Warfare 14 August 2023 [37]
Paul Carter Engineering 4 September 2023 [37]
Matthew M. Solly Engineering 9 October 2023 [74]
Steven Jose Engineering 30 October 2023 [74]

Acting

Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref

Surgeon-Commodores

Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref
Stuart W. S. Millar Senior Responsible Officer, Doctors, Army Command Medical 31 July 2017 [75]
Alison J. Hofman Head of the Royal Navy Medical Service
Medical Director General (Naval)		 Medical 28 May 2020 [76][77]
Stuart Mark Collett Commander, Joint Hospital Group Medical CBE 16 August 2021 [78]
Elizabeth Crowson
Head of Defence Healthcare Education and Training, Defence Medical Services
Commandant, Defence Medical Academy		 Medical 2022
Andrew N. Nelstrop Medical 1 September 2023 [37]

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref
David Smith
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Engineering		 MNM[79] June 2019 [80]
David Eagles
Commodore, Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Deputy Director of Royal Navy Afloat Support		 Royal Fleet Auxiliary October 2020 [81]

See also

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