Office of the Flag Officer Portsmouth | |
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Ensign of the Royal Navy
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Navy Department | |
Reports to | Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command |
Appointer | Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council |
Term length | Not fixed |
Inaugural holder | Rear-Admiral E. James W. Flower |
Formation | 1971, 1975-1996 |
The Flag Officer Portsmouth[1] was created following changes in the naval shore command organisation in the United Kingdom in July 1969. This role merged some of the former duties of Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth and Admiral-superintendent, Portsmouth into one area commander. First established in May 1971 until July that year when the title was altered to Flag Officer, Spithead. This office was revived again in August 1975 when the former post of Flag Officer Spithead was abolished. The office existed until October 1996 when it too was abolished.
On 14 October 1968 it was announced in the House Commons debate on the Ministry of Defence discussing part of the changes in the Naval Shore Command Organisation in the United Kingdom, the duties of Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth and Admiral-Superintendent Portsmouth will be carried out by one Flag Officer. In July 1969 the HQ of the C-in-C Portsmouth until that post, together with that of C-in-C Plymouth, were subsumed into the post of Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command based in Portsmouth.[2] The two former Commanders-in-Chief were downgraded to area Flag Officers and a third area flag officer was created, the Flag Officer, Medway.[3]
Flag Officer Portsmouth reported to the Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command.
Included:[4]
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political head ministers |
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governance |
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military head |
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office of the first sea lord |
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under Vice & Deputy Chief of Naval Staff |
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Air, Operations, Plans, Policy requirements, warfare |
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naval staff directorates offices & branches |
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naval personnel |
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naval personnel department |
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controller |
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controllers department navy controllerate |
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naval supplies and transport fleet support hq naval support command |
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under naval supplies and transport fleet support hq naval support command |
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chief scientists department |
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under chief scientists department |
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naval home command |
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Shore units under Naval Home Command |
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Fleets |
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under c-in-c, fleet |
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under c-in-c home fleet, far east fleet mediterranean fleet, western fleet |
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civil administration navy department |
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under civil administration |
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Naval Legal |
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