Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and Chief of the Naval Staff | |
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Flag for Vice admirals | |
Incumbent Vice Admiral M.F.R. Lloyd since June 2016 | |
Royal Canadian Navy | |
Type | Commissioned Officer |
Status | Currently constituted |
Abbreviation | Comd RCN |
Reports to | Chief of the Defence Staff |
Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
Deputy | Deputy Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy/Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff |
Website | Official website |
The Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy (French: Commandant de la Marine royale canadienne) is the institutional head of the Royal Canadian Navy. This appointment also includes the title Chief of the Naval Staff and is based at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario. This individual reports to the Chief of the Defence Staff, who then responds to the Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces.
Contents
1 History of the position
2 Commanders
3 See also
4 Notes
5 References
History of the position
The appointment was entitled Director of the Naval Service from 1910 to 1928 and then Chief of the Naval Staff from 1928 to 1964. In August 1964 the position of Chief of the Naval Staff was abolished. Responsibility for naval matters was split between the newly established Defence Staff in Ottawa and operational headquarters in Halifax (for the Atlantic fleet) and Esquimalt (for the Pacific fleet).[1] The appointment was entitled Commander of Maritime Command from 1966 to 1997 and Chief of the Maritime Staff from 1997 to 2011. In 2011 Maritime Command was renamed the Royal Canadian Navy at which time the appointment was renamed to its present incarnation.[2][3]
Commanders
- Director of the Naval Service
№ | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
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1 | Kingsmill, CharlesAdmiral Sir C.E. Kingsmill (1855–1935) | 4 May 1910 | 31 December 1921 | 11 years | |
2 | Hose, W.Commodore W. Hose (1875–1965) | 1921 | 1928 | 6–7 years |
- Chief of the Naval Staff
№ | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
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1 | Hose, W.Rear Admiral W. Hose (1875–1965) | 1928 | December 1933 | 5–6 years | |
- | Hose, W.Captain P.W. Nelles (1892–1951) Acting | December 1933 | July 1934 | 7 months | |
2 | Hose, W.Vice Admiral P.W. Nelles (1892–1951) | July 1934 | January 1944 | 9 years | |
3 | Jones, GeorgeVice Admiral G.C. Jones (1895–1946) | January 1944 | 8 February 1946 † | 2 years | |
4 | Reid, H.Vice Admiral H.E. Reid (1897–1962) | 8 February 1946 | 31 August 1947 | 1 years | |
5 | Grant, H.Vice Admiral H.T.W. Grant (1899–1965) | 1 September 1947 | 1 December 1951 | 5 years | |
6 | Mainguy, E.Vice Admiral E.R. Mainguy (1901–1979) | 1 December 1951 | January 1956 | 4 years | |
7 | DeWolf, H.Vice Admiral H.G. DeWolf (1903–2000) | January 1956 | 31 July 1960 | 4 years | |
8 | DeWolf, H.Vice Admiral H.S. Rayner (1911–1976) [a] | 1 August 1960 | 1964 | 3–4 years |
- Commander of Maritime Command
- Rear Admiral W.M. Landymore 1966-1966
- Vice Admiral J.C. O'Brien (in the rank of Rear Admiral between 1966–1968 and Vice-Admiral between 1968–1970)
- Vice Admiral H.A. Porter 1970–1971
- Rear Admiral R.W. Timbrell 1971–1973
- Vice Admiral D.S. Boyle 1973–1977
- Vice Admiral A.L. Collier 1977–1979
- Vice Admiral J. Allan 1979–1980
- Vice Admiral J.A. Fulton 1980–1983
- Vice Admiral J.C. Wood 1983–1987
- Vice Admiral C.M.W. Thomas 1987–1989
- Vice Admiral R.E. George 1989–1991
- Vice Admiral (later Admiral) J.R. Anderson 1991–1992
- Vice Admiral P.W. Cairns 1992–1994
- Vice Admiral L.E. Murray 1994–1995
- Vice Admiral L.G. Mason 1995–1997
- Chief of the Maritime Staff
№ | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
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1 | Garnett, G.Vice Admiral G.L. Garnett (born 1944) | 12 January 1997 | 24 September 1997 | 8 months | |
2 | Maddison, G.Vice Admiral G.R. Maddison (born 1949) | 24 September 1997 | May 2001 | 3 years, 7 months | |
3 | Buck, R.Vice Admiral R.D. Buck | May 2001 | 2004 | 2–3 years | |
4 | MacLean, M.Vice Admiral M.B. MacLean | 2004 | 22 January 2006 | 1–2 years | |
5 | Robertson, D.Vice Admiral D.W. Robertson | 23 January 2006 | 2009 | 2–3 years | |
6 | McFadden, P.Vice Admiral P.D. McFadden (born 1957) | 2009 | 21 July 2011 | 2–3 years |
- Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
№ | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
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1 | Maddison, P.Vice Admiral P.A. Maddison | 21 July 2011 | June 2013 | 1 year, 10 months | |
2 | Norman, M.Vice Admiral M.A.G. Norman (born 1964) | June 2013 | January 2016 | 2 years, 7 months | |
3 | Lloyd, M.Vice Admiral M.F.R. Lloyd | 23 June 2016 | Incumbent | 2 years, 7 months |
See also
Chief of the Defence Staff, the second most senior member of the Canadian Forces after the Commander-in-Chief
Commander of the Canadian Army, the institutional head of the Canadian Army.
Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, the institutional head of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Notes
^ The Royal Canadian Navy had no official head between 1964, when the position of Chief of the Naval Staff was abolished, and 1966, when the position of Commander of Maritime Command was established. In 1968 the Royal Canadian Navy ceased to exist after it was unified with the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force to form the Canadian Forces.
References
^ Whitby, et al., eds. "The Admirals", p. 357. Dundurn Press, 2006.
^ Canadian Navy, Air Force 'Royal' Again With Official Name Change Huffington Post, 15 August 2011
^ DSA Vice-Admiral Maddison Archived June 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine