List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy
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Current Fleet
The head of the Royal Navy is known as the First Sea Lord (1SL) and also as the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS)
- Commander-in-Chief Fleet, directing all the operational forces of the Navy.
Past Fleets
- British Atlantic Fleet
- British Channel Fleet
- British East Indies Fleet
- British Eastern Fleet
- British Far East Fleet
- British Grand Fleet
- British Home Fleet
- British Mediterranean Fleet
- British Pacific Fleet
- British Reserve Fleet
- British Western Fleet
- Force H
Past Major Commands
- Nore Command
- Plymouth Command
- Portsmouth Command
- Rosyth Command
- Scotland and Northern Ireland Command - see FOSNNI below
- Western Approaches Command
Past Fleet Stations
- British China Station
- British East Indies Station
- British North America and West Indies Station
- British South Atlantic and South American Station
Current Flag Officers
- Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command - CINCNAVHOME (and Second Sea Lord)
- Commander UK Maritime Forces - COMUKMARFOR
- Commander UK Amphibious Forces - COMUKAMPHIBFOR (and Commandant General Royal Marines)
- Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland - FOSNNI
- Flag Officer Sea Training - FOST
- Flag Officer Training and Recruitment - FOTR
Past Flag Officers
- Flag Officer Admiralty Interview Board - FOAIB
- Flag Officer Carriers and Amphibious Ships - FOCAS
- Flag Officer Dover
- Flag Officer First Flotilla - FOF1
- Flag Officer Gibraltar - FOGIB
- Flag Officer Malta - FO Malta
- Flag Officer Medway - FO Medway
- Flag Officer Naval Air Command - FONAC
- Flag Officer Naval Flying Training - FONFT
- Flag Officer Portsmouth - FOP
- Flag Officer Rosyth - FOR
- Flag Officer Royal Yachts - FORY
- Flag Officer Scotland & Northern Ireland - FOSNI
- Flag Officer Second Flotilla - FOF2
- Flag Officer Second-in-Command Far East Fleet - FO2FEF
- Flag Officer Submarines - FOSM
- Flag Officer Surface Flotilla - FOSF
Commodores flying Broad Pennants in command appointments
- Commander UK Task Group - COMUKTG
- Commander Amphibious Task Group - COMUKATG
- Commander UK Maritime Component - COMUKMARCOMP
- Commander Maritime Reserves
- Commodore of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary - Cdre RFA
Former Commodore command appointments
- Commodore (Amphibious Warfare) - COMAW or COM(AW) or Cdre (AW)
- Commodore-in-Charge, Hong Kong
- Commodore Royal Naval Reserve - Cdre RNR
- Commodore Royal Yachts
- Senior Naval Officer West Indies - SNOWI
Senior Royal Marines appointments
The Royal Marines are part of the Naval Service
- Commandant General Royal Marines (and Commander UK Amphibious Forces) - CGRM
- Commander 3 Commando Brigade
Former Royal Marines appointments
- Major General Royal Marines Commando Forces - MGRM Cdo Forces
- Major General Royal Marines Training - MGRM Trng
Categories
Royal Navy fleets