Flag Officer Spithead

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Flag Officer Spithead
Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command
PrecursorFlag Officer Portsmouth Area
FormationJuly 1971
First holderRear-Admiral Peter G. La Niece
Final holderRear-Admiral Stanley L. McArdle
AbolishedAugust 1975
SuccessionFlag Officer, Portsmouth

The Flag Officer Spithead was a senior Royal Navy appointment first established in July 1971. The office holder was responsible for the command of Spithead and wider Portsmouth area command, that formed a part of Naval Home Command. The appointment continued until August 1975 when it was abolished.[1]

History

The office of the Flag Officer Spithead was a senior Royal Navy appointment first created in July 1971. The office holder was responsible for the command of Spithead and wider Portsmouth area command, that formed a part of Naval Home Command. The appointment continued until August 1975 when it was abolished.[2]

Office Holders

  • Rear-Admiral Peter G. La Niece, July 1971 – May 1973[3][4]
  • Rear-Admiral Stanley McArdle, May 1973 – August 1975.

References

  1. ^ Mackie, Colin (April 2019). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Scotland: C. Mackie. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. ^ Mackie, Colin (April 2019). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Scotland: C. Mackie. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. ISBN 9780718300340
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  4. ISBN 9781483183435
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