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]
| Flag Officer Spithead | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Navy Department | |
| Reports to | Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command |
| Precursor | Flag Officer Portsmouth Area |
| Formation | July 1971 |
| First holder | Rear-Admiral Peter G. La Niece |
| Final holder | Rear-Admiral Stanley L. McArdle |
| Abolished | August 1975 |
| Succession | Flag Officer, Portsmouth |
History
editThe 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
edit- Rear-Admiral Peter G. La Niece, July 1971 – May 1973[3][4]
- Rear-Admiral Stanley McArdle, May 1973 – August 1975.
References
edit- ^ Mackie, Colin (April 2019). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Scotland: C. Mackie. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Mackie, Colin (April 2019). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Scotland: C. Mackie. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Hampshire, Arthur Cecil (1975). The Royal Navy since 1945 : its transition to the nuclear age. London: William Kimber & Co Ltd. p. 248. ISBN 9780718300340.
- ^ Richardson, J. W. (2014). Disaster Planning: Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, Gosport, Hants, on 10 and 11 October, 1974. Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 9. ISBN 9781483183435.