List of serving senior officers of the Royal Navy
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This is a list of serving senior officers of the Royal Navy. It includes currently serving admirals, vice-admirals, rear-admirals, and commodores.
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, KCB, OBE, ADC, Royal Marines, was appointed the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff as of 15 May 2025.
Admirals
| Name | Photo | Appointment | Honours | Date of promotion | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Keith Blount | .jpg) | KCB, OBE | 17 July 2023 | [1] | |
Vice-Admirals
| Name | Photo | Appointment | Former branch | Honours | Date of promotion | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Chris Gardner (Reserves) | .jpg) | Chief Executive Officer, Submarine Delivery Agency | Logistics | KBE | 9 April 2019 | [2][3] |
| Sir Michael K. Utley | .jpg) | Warfare | KCB, OBE | 13 January 2023 | [4] | |
| Paul Marshall (Reserves) | .jpg) | Engineering | CB, CBE | 21 April 2023 | [5] | |
| Andy Kyte |  | Chief of Defence Logistics and Support | Logistics | CB | 18 September 2023 | [6] |
| Ed Ahlgren | .jpg) | Senior Advisor for Middle Eastern Affairs[7] | Warfare (Submarines) | OBE | 1 May 2024 | [8] |
| Simon Asquith | .jpg) | Chief of Staff, Allied Command Transformation | Warfare (Submarines) | CB, OBE | 8 July 2024 | [9] |
| James Morley | .jpg) | Deputy Commander, Joint Force Command Norfolk | Warfare | CB | 14 October 2024 | [10] |
| Steve Moorhouse | .jpg) | Fleet Commander | Warfare/Fleet Air Arm | CBE | 5 September 2025 | |
| Paul S. Beattie | Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff | Warfare | CBE | 30 September 2025 | ||
| Robert Pedre | .jpg) | Commander, Allied Maritime Command | Warfare | CB | January 2026 |
Rear-Admirals
| Name | Photo | Appointment | Former branch | Honours | Date of promotion | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard A. Murrison | Senior Directing Staff, Royal College of Defence Studies | Logistics | 11 July 2021 | [11] | ||
| Paul Christopher Carroll | Director of Innovation and Future Capability, Defence Equipment and Support | Engineering | OBE | 2 August 2021 | [12] | |
| Judith Helen Terry | .jpg) | Director of Integration Homeland Defence | Logistics | 12 January 2022 | [13] | |
| Steven Dainton |  | Warfare | CBE | 18 July 2022 | [14] | |
| Anthony Kingsmill Rimington | .jpg) | Director of Force Generation, Navy Command Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm | Warfare/Fleet Air Arm | 1 November 2022 | [15] | |
| Timothy Christopher Woods | .jpg) | Engineering (Submarines) | CBE | 16 January 2023 | [4] | |
| Robert A. Lauchlan | _and_the_U.K.’s_Chief_Strategic_Systems_Executive_Hold_Social_(Image_3_of_3)_(Lauchlan_cropped).jpg) | Chief Strategic Systems Executive, Ministry of Defence | Engineering (Submarines) | 8 March 2023 | [4] | |
| Ivan R. Finn | .jpg) | Engineering | 9 May 2023 | [16] | ||
| Angus Nigel Patrick Essenhigh | .jpg) | National Hydrographer, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office | Warfare | OBE | 27 June 2023 | [17] |
| Steven J. McCarthy | Director, UK/Norway Maritime Capability Partnership Office Chief Naval Engineer Officer | Engineering | CB | 12 October 2023 | [18] | |
| Paul A. Murphy | Director of Defence Support Major Programmes, Ministry of Defence Chief Naval Logistics Officer | Logistics | 23 October 2023 | [18] | ||
| Craig Wood | .jpg) | Deputy Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO | Warfare | CBE | 9 April 2024 | [19] |
| Andrew B. Perks | .jpg) | Director Submarines, Navy Command Rear Admiral Submarines | Engineering (Submarines) | MBE | 22 April 2024 | [20] |
| Paul A. Stroude | .jpg) | Director of Capability, Cyber & Specialist Operations Command | Warfare | 10 June 2024 | [21] | |
| Fiona R. Shepherd | .jpg) | Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Support Operations) | Logistics | MBE | 1 October 2024 | [22] |
| Richard A. Harris | Director Develop Controller of the Navy | Engineering | 23 June 2025 | [23] | ||
| Philip Gordon Game | Director Operations, National Armaments Directorate, Ministry of Defence | Engineering | CBE | August 2025 | ||
| Mark Edgar John Anderson | .jpg) | Commander United Kingdom Strike Force | Warfare | CBE | 9 September 2025 | [23] |
| Andrew Donald Rose | .jpg) | Naval Secretary and Director of People and Training | Warfare/Fleet Air Arm | OBE | 6 January 2026 | [24] |
| Matthew P. Stratton | Director Navy Acquisition | Engineering | 2 February 2026 | [24] | ||
| Rachel M. Singleton | Director of Navy Digital | Engineering | MBE | 3 March 2026 | [23] |
Surgeon Rear-Admiral
| Name | Photo | Appointment | Former branch | Honours | Date of promotion | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleur T. Marshall | Medical | 21 March 2023 | [25] |
Commodores
| Name | Photo | Appointment | Former branch | Honours | Date of promotion | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin E. Quinn | .jpg) | Head of Reserve Forces 2030, Ministry of Defence | Royal Naval Reserve | 19 April 2016 | [26] | |
| Simon P. Huntington | .jpg) | retiring | Warfare | OBE | 20 February 2017 | [27] |
| Thomas J. Guy | .jpg){kind=spacer} | Commander, British Forces Gibraltar | Warfare | 1 July 2018 | [28] | |
| Stephen David Roberts | Deputy Director of Ship Acquisition, Navy Command | Engineering | CBE | 20 March 2019 | [29] | |
| Christopher D. Goodsell | Deputy Director of Submarines, Navy Command | Warfare | 23 March 2020 | [30] | ||
| Jonathan D. Lett |  | Deputy Director of Policy, United States Indo-Pacific Command | Warfare | 16 November 2020 | [31] | |
| Sharon Louise Malkin | .jpg) | Commander, His Majesty's Naval Base Clyde | Engineering | CBE, ADC | 2 June 2021 | [11] |
| Martyn R. Boyes | Engineering | 28 June 2021 | [12] | |||
| Timothy Cooper Green | Commander Regional Forces Naval Regional Commander London and Eastern England | Warfare | CBE, ADC | 31 March 2022 | [32][33] | |
| Andrew G. Lamb |  | Warfare | OBE | 25 Jul 2022 | [34] | |
| Robert E. Curry | Director, Deterrence and Defence of the European/Atlantic Area Implementation Group | July 2022 | ||||
| Richard A. New | Deputy Chief Naval Logistics Officer | Logistics | 2 October 2022 | [34] | ||
| Donald J. Mackinnon | .jpg) | Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Center of Excellence | Warfare | OBE | 31 October 2022 | [35][36] |
| Elton R. Sharkey | .jpg) | Engineering | 12 December 2022 | [37] | ||
| Richard J. Whalley | Deputy Director of Exports and Sales, Ministry of Defence | Royal Naval Reserve | January 2023 | |||
| Catherine E. Jordan | .jpg) | Head, Royal Navy Culture Centre | Warfare | LVO | 9 January 2023 | [25] |
| Stephen J. Bolton | .jpg) | Deputy Director of Aviation Programmes and Futures, Navy Command | Warfare | 6 February 2023 | [25] | |
| Toby S. Jefferson | Deputy Director of Infrastructure, Navy Command | Engineering | 6 February 2023 | [25] | ||
| Andrew J. E. Ashfield Smith | Head of Communications Strategy, Ministry of Defence | Warfare | 20 April 2023 | [5] | ||
| James Blackmore | Warfare | 23 May 2023 | [17] | |||
| Jason F. Strutt | Deputy Chief Digital and Information Officer, Navy Command | Engineering | 12 June 2023 | [38] | ||
| Andrew R. Ingham | Commander Fleet Operational Standards and Training | Warfare | 4 July 2023 | [39] | ||
| Andrew G. James | Deputy Director of Submarine Capability, Defence Nuclear Organisation | Engineering | 4 July 2023 | [39] | ||
| Stephen Andrew Large | .jpg) | Head of Naval Ship Support, Defence Equipment and Support | Engineering | OBE | 10 July 2023 | [39] |
| Joanna L. Adey | .jpg) | Commander Maritime Reserves | Engineering | ADC | 25 July 2023 | [40] |
| Stuart A. Finn | .webp) | Deputy Director of Naval Aviation Commodore Fleet Air Arm | Warfare/Fleet Air Arm | 1 August 2023 | [41] | |
| David M. Filtness | Warfare | 14 August 2023 | [18] | |||
| Paul Carter | Deputy Director of AUKUS, Defence Nuclear Organisation | Engineering | 4 September 2023 | [18] | ||
| Matthew M. Solly | .jpg) | Deputy Commandant, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom | Engineering | 9 October 2023 | [42] | |
| Steven Jose | Head of UK Military Flying Training Systems, Defence Equipment and Support | Engineering | 30 October 2023 | [42] | ||
| James D. Farrant | Deputy Director, Service Prosecuting Authority | Logistics | 8 December 2023 | [43] | ||
| John M. Punch | Warfare | OBE | 11 December 2023 | [44] | ||
| Suzi Nielson | .jpg) | Deputy Director of People Delivery, Navy Command | Logistics | OBE | 2 January 2024 | [43] |
| Johanna Deakin | .jpg) | Deputy Director of Individual Training, Navy Command Commandant, Training Management Group | Engineering | OBE | 16 January 2024 | [43] |
| Andrew R. Robinson | Head of Customer Service Team, Defence Infrastructure Organisation | Warfare | 14 April 2024 | [45] | ||
| Marcus E. Rose | _(cropped).jpg) | Deputy Director of Underwater Battlespace Capability, Navy Command | Engineering | 15 April 2024 | [45] | |
| Karen M. M. Rees | Director of Defence Support Chains Operations and Movements, Ministry of Defence | Logistics | 22 April 2024 | [45] | ||
| Marcus J. C. Hember |  | Deputy Director of Maritime Capability and Force Development, Navy Command | Warfare | 13 May 2024 | [9] | |
| Alan D. Tracey | Head of Defence Maritime Regulator, Defence Safety Authority | Engineering | 20 May 2024 | [9] | ||
| Tobias G. Waite | Commodore Naval Staff Deputy Director of Policy and Engagement, Navy Command | Warfare | 28 May 2024 | [46] | ||
| Michael L. Wood | .jpg) | Deputy Director of Shipbuilding, Navy Command | Warfare | MBE | 24 June 2024 | [47] |
| Richard J. Purdy | Deputy Director of People Change, Navy Command | Engineering | 24 June 2024 | [47] | ||
| Conor M. O′Neill | Head of Finance Military Capability Strategy, Ministry of Defence | Warfare | 29 July 2024 | [10] | ||
| Marcel M.G. Rosenberg | .webp) | Commander, His Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth | Engineering | ADC | 9 September 2024 | [22] |
| Jonathan A. Carrigan | Deputy Director, National Shipbuilding Office | Logistics | 9 September 2024 | [22] | ||
| Christopher Edmund Maurice Saunders | UK Defence Attaché to India | Warfare | MBE | 23 September 2024 | [48] | |
| Ian D. Park | Head of Legal, Navy Command | Logistics | 21 October 2024 | [49] | ||
| Anthony S. Williams | Head of Capability, UK Space Command | Warfare | 2 December 2024 | [50] | ||
| Benjamin W. Aldous |  | 3 January 2025 | [51] | |||
| Katherine L.M. Armstrong | Assistant Chief of Staff Operational Intelligence (J2), Permanent Joint Headquarters | Warfare | 6 January 2025 | [49] | ||
| Ian D. Feasey | Deputy Director of Ships, Navy Command Commodore Surface Flotilla | Warfare | 30 January 2025 | [49] | ||
| Sarah Ellen Oakley | Deputy Director of Strategy, Military Strategic Headquarters | Warfare | 24 February 2025 | [52] | ||
| Jonathan E. Gregory | Deputy Director, AUKUS Pillar I | Engineering | 25 March 2025 | [53] | ||
| Andrew M. J. Ainsley | Deputy Commander United Kingdom Strike Force | Warfare | 1 May 2025 | [53] | ||
| Matthew J. Flegg | Chief of Staff, Navy Command HQ | Engineering | 2 June 2025 | [54] | ||
| Manson J. Carnie | UK Naval Attaché to the USA | Warfare | 23 June 2025 | [55] | ||
| Caroline P. Dix | Head of Lethality, Defence Equipment and Support | Engineering | MBE | 26 June 2025 | [54] | |
| Daniel D. H. Simmonds | Deputy Commander Maritime Operations | Warfare | OBE | 30 June 2025 | [55] | |
| Stuart J. Richardson | Director, Dreadnought Supply and Support Team, Submarine Delivery Agency | Engineering | 1 July 2025 | [55] | ||
| Neil B. Mathieson | Engineering | 1 July 2025 | [56] | |||
| Richard P. H. Hutchings | UK National Military Representative, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe | Warfare | 21 July 2025 | [54] | ||
| Nicholas M. Sargent | Head of Helicopters 1, Defence Equipment and Support | Engineering | 21 July 2025 | [54] | ||
| Christopher Ling | Head of Defence Case Management System, Ministry of Defence | Engineering | 11 August 2025 | [55] | ||
| Stephanie R. Pearmain | Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Ministry of Defence | Engineering | OBE | 11 August 2025 | [57] | |
| Gary J. Carpenter | Engineering | 1 September 2025 | [57] | |||
| Iain S. Tough | Engineering | 1 September 2025 | [58] | |||
| Alistair C. Moody | Director of Nuclear Propulsion, Submarine Delivery Agency | Engineering | 12 December 2025 | [24] | ||
| Daniel H. Thomas | Deputy Commander Combined Maritime Forces and UK Maritime Component Commander | Warfare | 3 January 2026 | [59] | ||
| Matthew R. Ryder | Engineering | 5 January 2026 | [60] | |||
| Glyn Owen | Warfare | OBE | 19 January 2026 | [59] | ||
| Roma J. Roe | Commander, His Majesty's Naval Base Devonport | Engineering | 26 January 2026 | [59] | ||
| Richard P. Hewitt | Warfare | OBE | 24 February 2026 | [61] | ||
| Matthew I. Rees | Logistics | 23 March 2026 | [61] | |||
| David Andrew Joyce | Deputy Director of People Strategy, Navy Command | Royal Naval Reserve |
Acting
| Name | Photo | Appointment | Former branch | Honours | Date of promotion | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven David Banfield | Co-Chair, Maritime Capability Development Coalition for Ukraine | Warfare | ||||
| Benjamin S. Haskins | .jpg) | Commander Submarine Flotilla Commodore Submarine Service | Warfare | CBE | ||
| Tristram Andrew Harry Kirkwood | Naval Regional Commander Wales and Western England | Warfare | OBE, ADC | |||
| Thomas Knowles | Naval Regional Commander Northern England | Royal Naval Reserve | VR, ADC | |||
| Justin Robert Ernest Saward | Navy Safety Director | Engineering |
Surgeon Commodores
| Name | Photo | Appointment | Former branch | Honours | Date of promotion | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart W. S. Millar | Senior Responsible Officer, Doctors, Army Command | Medical | 31 July 2017 | [62] | ||
| Alison J. Hofman | Head of the Royal Navy Medical Service Medical Director General (Naval) | Medical | 28 May 2020 | [63][64] | ||
| Elizabeth Crowson | .jpg) | Head of Defence Healthcare Education and Training, Defence Medical Services | Medical | 22 August 2022 | [65] | |
| Andrew M. Nelstrop | Commander, Defence Primary Healthcare | Medical | 1 September 2023 | [18] | ||
| Jason E. Smith | Medical Director to the Surgeon General Head of Research and Clinical Innovation, Defence Medical Services | Medical | CBE, KHP | 18 March 2024 | [45] |
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
| Name | Photo | Appointment | Former branch | Honours | Date of promotion | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Shattock | Deputy Director, Royal Navy Afloat Support Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Royal Fleet Auxiliary |