Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and Chief of the Naval Staff
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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
1History of the position
2Commanders
3See also
4Notes
5References
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
1
Kingsmill, CharlesAdmiral Sir C.E. Kingsmill (1855–1935)
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
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
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
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