The Admiralty Board is the body established under the Defence Council of the United Kingdom for the administration of the Naval Service of the United Kingdom. It meets formally only twice a year, and the day-to-day running of the Royal Navy is conducted by the Navy Board, which does not include any ministers.[1]
The Admiralty Board was established with the abolition of the Board of Admiralty and the integration of the three service ministries into the Ministry of Defence.
The board is chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence and includes the professional heads of the navy, as well as various ministers and civil servants of the Ministry of Defence.[2]
| First Sea Lord | Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope | GCB OBE | Based in the MoD main building |
| Commander-in-Chief Fleet | Admiral Sir Trevor Soar | KCB OBE | |
| Second Sea Lord | Vice Admiral Charles Montgomery | CBE | |
| Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff | Vice Admiral Robert Cooling | CB | |
| Controller of the Navy | Rear Admiral Amjad Hussain | CB | |
| Chiefs of Materiel (Fleet) | Vice Admiral Andrew Mathews | CB |
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