List of serving senior officers of the Royal Navy

This is a list of serving senior officers of the Royal Navy. It includes currently serving admirals, vice-admirals, rear-admirals, and commodores.

Admirals
 Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref Sir Timothy Peter Fraser  100px|center  Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff  Warfare  KCB  May 2019   Antony David Radakin  100px|center  First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff  Warfare  CB  June 2019  

Vice-Admirals
 Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref Benjamin John Key  100px|center  Chief of Joint Operations  Warfare  KCB, CBE  10 February 2016   Paul Martin Bennett  100px|center  Chief of Staff, Allied Command Transformation  Warfare  CB, OBE  16 July 2018   Jeremy Paul Kyd  100px|center  Fleet Commander  Warfare  CBE  5 March 2019  Nicholas William Hine  100px|center  Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff  Warfare  CB  26 April 2019    Christopher Reginald Summers Gardner  100px|center  Director-General (Ships), Defence Equipment and Support Logistics  CBE  9 April 2019   Keith Edward Blount  100px|center  Commander, Allied Maritime Command  Fleet Air Arm  CB, OBE  20 May 2019   Richard Charles Thompson  100px|center  Director-General (Air), Defence Equipment and Support  Air Member for Materiel, Air Force Board  Fleet Air Arm  CBE  1 September 2020  

Rear-Admirals
 Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref John Matthew Leonard Kingwell   to retire  Warfare  CBE  14 October 2013   Keith Andrew Beckett  100px|center  Director of Submarines Support, Submarine Delivery Agency  Chief of Strategic Systems Executive, Submarine Delivery Agency  Engineering   4 November 2014  Timothy Charles Hodgson   Director of Submarine Capability  Engineering  CB, MBE  1 July 2016   Paul Methven   to retire  Engineering  CB  5 January 2017   Paul Vincent Halton  100px|center  Director of Submarine Readiness, Submarine Delivery Agency  Warfare  OBE  24 October 2017    Guy A. Robinson  100px|center  Deputy Commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO  Warfare  OBE  13 November 2017   Matthew Peter Briers  100px|center  Director, Carrier Strike  Fleet Air Arm   2 January 2018   James David Morley  100px|center  Director of Capability, Strategic Command  Warfare   9 April 2018   Malcolm J. Toy  100px|center  Director of Operations and Assurance, Defence Safety Authority  Chief Operating Officer, Defence Safety Authority  Director (Technical), Military Aviation Authority  Engineering   3 July 2018   Andrew M. Kyte   Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Logistics Operations)  Logistics  CB  19 November 2018   Hugh D. Beard  100px|center  Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Capability & Force Design)  Warfare   26 November 2018   Martin John Connell  100px|center  Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation, Amphibious Capability & Carriers)  Rear Admiral, Fleet Air Arm  Director of Force Generation  Fleet Air Arm  CBE  20 February 2019   Andrew Paul Burns  100px|center  Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)  Warfare  OBE  25 February 2019   James G. Higham  100px|center  Director of Ship Support, Defence Equipment and Support  Engineering  OBE  26 February 2019   Paul Marshall  100px|center  Director of Ship Acquisition  Engineering  CBE  25 February 2019   James Norman Macleod   Defence Services Secretary  Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel Capability)  Engineering  CB  27 March 2019   Philip John Hally  100px|center  Director of People and Training  Naval Secretary  Logistics  MBE  20 May 2019   Andrew Betton  100px|center  Deputy Commander, NATO Joint Force Command Norfolk Warfare  OBE  2 September 2019    Simon Phillip Asquith  100px|center  Commander Maritime Operations  Warfare  OBE  14 October 2019    Peter James Sparkes  100px|center  UK National Hydrographer  Deputy Chief Executive, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office  Warfare   28 October 2019   Michael Keith Utley  100px|center  Commander United Kingdom Strike ForceRear Admiral Surface Ships  Warfare  CB, OBE  16 December 2019    Rhett S. Hatcher   Director of Data Acquisition, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office  Fleet Air Arm   8 September 2020  

Commodores
 Name Photo Appointment Former branch Decorations Date of promotion Ref Graeme T. Little   Assistant Chief of Staff (Engineering Support), Navy Command  Engineering   17 July 2012   John R. MacDonald  100px|center  Head of Dreadnought Supply and Support, Submarine Delivery Agency  Engineering   22 July 2013   Jonathan M. S. Fry  100px|center  Head of Capability and Cadets, Navy Command  Engineering   21 January 2014   Michael P. Robinson   Head of In-Service Submarines, Defence Equipment and Support  Head of In-Service Submarines, Submarine Delivery Agency  Engineering   1 July 2014   Darren N. Bone   Executive Co-ordinator, International Military Staff  Secretary, NATO Military Committee  Warfare   4 January 2015   Inga Kennedy  100px|center  Head of the Royal Navy Medical Service   Royal Navy Medical Service   9 February 2015  Steven Dainton  100px|center  Commander, British Forces Gibraltar  Warfare   2 June 2015   Richard A. Murrison   Naval Assistant to the Naval Secretary  Logistics   3 August 2015   Peter Coulson  100px|center  Commander, Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport  Engineering   7 December 2015   Stephen J. Pearson   to retire  Warfare   15 February 2016   Paul G. J. Dailey   Commodore, Submarine Delivery Agency  Engineering   1 August 2016   Iain S. Lower   Head of Strategic Engagement, Navy Command  Warfare   1 August 2016   Thomas E. Manson   Head of UK Military Flying Training Systems, Defence Equipment and Support  Engineering  OBE  8 August 2016   David G. Childs   to retire  Engineering   11 October 2016   Andrew M. Cree  100px|center  Assistant Chief of Staff (Training)  Deputy Director of Future Training  Engineering  CBE  14 November 2016   Simon P. Huntington   Deputy Director of People Delivery, Navy Command  Warfare  OBE  20 February 2017   Henry Duffy  100px|center  to retire  Warfare  OBE  30 April 2017   Stuart W. S. Millar   Special Project Lead, Ministry of Defence    Medical Branch   31 July 2017   Robert J. A. Bellfield  100px|center  to retire  Warfare   25 August 2017   Martyn J. Williams   Head of Naval Ships Support, Defence Equipment and Support  Engineering  CBE  5 December 2017   Craig Wood  100px|center  Commander, Coalition Task Force Sentinel  Warfare  CBE  12 December 2017   Andrew S. Jackson   Head of Capability and Programmes, Defence Nuclear Organization  Engineering   9 January 2018   David W. Matthews   Commodore, Submarine Delivery Agency  Engineering   1 April 2018   Robert J. Anstey   Acting Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland  Warfare  OBE  17 April 2018   Richard J. Winter   Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations), Defence Digital  Engineering   30 April 2018   Raymond A. Lovegrove   Strategic Asset Management and Programming Team, Defence Infrastructure Organisation  Engineering   30 April 2018   Timothy C. Woods   Head of British Defence Staff, Eastern Europe  Engineering   1 May 2018   Heber K. Ackland   Assistant Commandant (Maritime), Joint Services Command and Staff College  Logistics   8 May 2018   James M. B. Parkin  100px|center  Assistant Chief of Staff (Crisis and Deliberate Planning), Permanent Joint Headquarters  Warfare  CBE  22 May 2018   Robert Wood   Commodore, Naval Legal Services  Logistics  OBE  29 May 2018   Donald J. M. Doull  100px|center  Commander, Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde  Engineering  CBE  19 June 2018   James Le S. Perks  100px|center  Commander, Submarine Flotilla  Warfare  OBE  1 July 2018   Thomas J. Guy   Deputy Director, Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Center of Excellence  Warfare   1 July 2018   James V.B. Hayes   Commodore, Submarine Delivery Agency  Engineering   30 July 2018   Eleanor L. Ablett  100px|center  Military Leader for Defence People Transformation, Ministry of Defence  Logistics  MBE  28 August 2018   Timothy M. Henry  100px|center  Head of Strategic Planning, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe  Warfare  OBE  4 September 2018   Stephen M. R. Moorhouse  100px|center   Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group  Warfare  OBE  11 September 2018   David I. Burns     Warfare   26 September 2018   Paul C. R. Carroll   Head of Type 31e Frigate Procurement, Defence Equipment and Support  Engineering   16 October 2018   Rex J. Cox   Head of Financial Military Capability Plans, Ministry of Defence  Warfare   6 November 2018   Paul S. Beattie   Head of Naval Staff, Ministry of Defence  Warfare   12 November 2018   Nicholas B. J. Washer     Warfare   3 December 2018   Michael B. Knott  100px|center  Assistant Chief of Staff (Maritime Capability), Navy Command  Warfare  CBE  15 January 2019   Fleur T. Marshall   Head of Healthcare Plans, Defence Healthcare  Medical    26 February 2019   Jeremy J. Bailey  100px|center  Commander, Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth  Engineering   26 March 2019   Stuart P. Henderson   Navy Safety Director  Engineering   28 January 2019   Andrew A. Jordan  100px|center  Deputy Director of Ships  Warfare   25 February 2019   Stephen D. Roberts   Programme Director, Type 26 Frigates, Navy Headquarters  Engineering   20 March 2019   Dean A. Bassett  100px|center  Commander, UK Maritime Component Command Bahrain  Warfare   14 June 2019   Robert C. Vitali  100px|center  Assistant Chief of Staff (Warfare), Navy Command  Warfare   28 May 2019   Edwin L. Tritschler   Head of Airworthiness, Defence Equipment and Support  Engineering  MBE  15 July 2019   Adrian P. Orchard   Head of Operating Assurance, Military Aviation Authority  Warfare  OBE  22 July 2019   Mark E. Prince   Director of Nuclear Propulsion, Submarine Delivery Agency  Engineering   29 July 2019   Philip D. Nash   UK Naval Attaché to the USA  Warfare   26 August 2019   Peter N. Olive   Chief of Staff, Standing Joint Force Headquarters  Warfare   2019  Paul E. Dunn   Head of Operations, Defence Nuclear Organisation  Warfare  OBE  12 August 2019   Nicholas J. Wheeler   Deputy Director, Military Support  Warfare   21 October 2019   Stuart H. Wright   Head of People Strategy, Navy Command  Logistics   21 October 2019   Philip G. Game   Head of Portfolio Delivery, Defence Equipment and Support  Deputy Director of Weapons, Defence Equipment and Support  Engineering   4 November 2019   Nicholas J. Hibberd   Assistant Chief of Staff (Maritime Warfare), Navy Command  Warfare   17 December 2019   Ivan R. Finn   Head of Helicopters 1, Defence Equipment and Support  Engineering   9 December 2019   Edward G. Ahlgren   Deputy Commander of Operations  Warfare  OBE  20 January 2020   Melanie S. Robinson  100px|center  Commander, Maritime Reserves  Warfare     4 February 2020   Andrew M. Stacey  100px|center  Commander Fleet Operational Sea Training  Warfare   10 March 2020   Christopher D. Goodsell   Head of Warfare Development, Strategic Command  Warfare   23 March 2020   Alison J. Hofman   Head of Defence Medical Services Regulator  Medical   28 May 2020   Anthony K. Rimington  100px|center  Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff  Warfare/Fleet Air Arm   3 June 2020   Charles A. Evans   Head of Defence Support Capability, Strategic Command  Logistics   11 May 2020   Robert G. Pedre   Commander, Littoral Strike Group  Warfare   22 May 2020   Niall R. Griffin   Commanding Officer, Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton  Fleet Air Arm  MBE  8 July 2020   Nicholas M. Walker   Deputy Director of Naval Aviation  Fleet Air Arm   17 July 2020  Robert A. Lauchlan   Commodore, Submarine Delivery Agency  Engineering   21 July 2020   Ian S. Groom   Defence Maritime Regulator  Engineering   September 2020  Timothy Neild   Commander, Surface Flotilla  Warfare   September 2020  James R. Dean    Logistics    Christopher B. Cook   Head of Strategy and Planning, Defence Digital  Engineering   2 November 2020  Jonathan D. Lett   Commander, British Forces South Atlantic Islands  Warfare   November 2020  

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