Controller of the Navy (Royal Navy)

[1] By the eighteenth century the principal officer responsible for estimating annual stores requirements, inspecting ships' stores and maintaining the Fleet's store-books and repair-bills was the Surveyor of the Navy however their duties passed increasingly to the Comptroller of the Navy during the latter half of this period.[6] In 1872 they again became subordinate to the First Sea Lord, but had the right to attend board meetings when the business of the department was under discussion.The appointment of Controller of the Navy was abolished in September 1912, although that of Third Sea Lord remained.From 1958 the Fourth Sea Lord was also known as Vice Controller of the Navy they assumed the superintendence of the naval dockyard organisation and the maintenance of the fleet.From April 2013 until November 2018 the post holder simultaneously held the titles of Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability) and Chief of Staff Navy Command (HQ) post holders include:[9] From November 2018, the post holder has been just Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability).
Comptroller of the Navy (Navy Board)Royal NavyDepartment of the AdmiraltyMinistry of DefenceBoard of AdmiraltyAdmiralty BoardNavy BoardFirst Sea LordFirst Lord of the AdmiraltySecretary of State for DefencePrime MinisterKing-in-CouncilTerm lengthRear Admiral Sir Samuel PechellSurveyor of the NavyprocurementmatérielBritishComptroller of the NavyElizabeth I of Englandcivil lordsAdmiraltyOrder in CouncilStorekeeper-General of the NavyControllerDepartment of the Director of Naval ConstructionDepartment of the Director of Naval OrdnanceAdmiralty Compass ObservatoryHydrographer's DepartmentCombined Operations HeadquartersFourth Sea LordAssistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)Chief of Staff Navy Command (HQ)Rear Admiral Sir Charles RowleyRear Admiral Sir George ElliotRear Admiral Sir Edward TroubridgeRear Admiral Sir George SeymourRear Admiral Sir William BowlesRear Admiral Sir Maurice BerkeleyRear Admiral Lord John HayRear Admiral Sir Houston StewartRear Admiral Sir James StirlingRear Admiral Sir Thomas HerbertRear Admiral Sir Richard DundasRear Admiral Sir Peter RichardsRear Admiral Henry EdenRear Admiral Sir Alexander MilneRear Admiral Sir Henry LeekeRear Admiral Sir Charles EdenRear Admiral Charles FrederickRear Admiral Sir Edward FanshaweRear Admiral Henry SeymourAdmiral Sir Robert RobinsonCaptain Robert HallAdmiral Sir William StewartRear-Admiral Thomas BrandrethVice-Admiral Thomas BrandrethVice-Admiral Sir William GrahamVice-Admiral John HopkinsVice-Admiral Sir John FisherRear-Admiral Arthur WilsonRear-Admiral William MayRear-Admiral Sir Henry JacksonRear-Admiral Sir John JellicoeReginald BaconRear-Admiral Charles BriggsRear-Admiral Gordon MooreRear-Admiral Frederick TudorRear-Admiral Lionel HalseyRear-Admiral Sir Charles de BartoloméRear-Admiral Sir William NicholsonRear-Admiral Sir Frederick FieldRear-Admiral Cyril FullerVice-Admiral Sir Ernle ChatfieldVice-Admiral Roger BackhouseVice-Admiral Charles ForbesAdmiral Sir Reginald HendersonVice-Admiral Sir Bruce FraserAdmiral Sir Frederic Wake-WalkerVice-Admiral Sir Charles DanielAdmiral Sir Michael DennyAdmiral Sir Ralph EdwardsAdmiral Sir Peter ReidAdmiral Sir Michael Le FanuAdmiral Sir Horace LawAdmiral Sir Michael PollockAdmiral Sir Anthony GriffinAdmiral Sir Richard ClaytonAdmiral Sir John FieldhouseAdmiral Sir Lindsay BrysonAdmiral Sir Derek ReffellAdmiral Sir Kenneth EatonVice-Admiral Sir Robert WalmsleyFrederick ScoursePeter SpencerNigel GuildRichard CheadleAndrew MathewsPaul LambertAmjad HussainHenry ParkerDuncan PottsJames MorsePaul BennettRobert MagowanHugh BeardAndrew BurnsHydrographer of the Navy'sdepartmentDepartment of the Director of DockyardsRoyal Corps of Naval ConstructorsDepartment of the Director of Naval EquipmentDirectorate of Naval ConstructionNaval Ordnance DepartmentNaval Ordnance Stores DepartmentNaval Stores DepartmentDockyards and Fleet Maintenance DepartmentDepartment of Dockyards and MaintenanceOffice of the ControllerArmament Supply DepartmentRoyal Naval Armaments DepotSecond Sea LordFifth Sea LordHis Majesty's Naval ServiceMinister of State for the Armed ForcesFirst Sea Lord and Chief of Naval StaffSecond Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval StaffFleet CommanderCommander, Allied Maritime CommandCommandant General Royal MarinesJudge Advocate General of the Armed ForcesWarrant Officer to the Royal NavyCorps Regimental Sergeant MajorSurface fleetFleet Air ArmSubmarine ServiceRoyal Navy Medical ServiceNursing Service (QARNNS)Chaplaincy ServiceNavy PoliceNaval Careers ServiceRoyal MarinesUK Commando ForceRoyal Marines Band ServiceRoyal Marines ReserveRoyal Marines PoliceRoyal Naval ReserveHMS CalliopeHMS CambriaHMS CeresHMS DalriadaHMS EagletHMS FerretHMS Flying FoxHMS ForwardHMS HiberniaHMS King AlfredHMS PresidentHMS ScotiaHMS SherwoodHMS WildfireSpecial Boat ServiceAdmiralty in the 16th centuryAdmiralty in the 17th centuryAdmiralty in the 18th centuryCustoms and traditionsHistoric forces and commandsFuture of the Royal NavyHistory of the Royal Navy (before 1707)after 1707History of the Royal MarinesNational Maritime MuseumNational Museum of the Royal NavyNaval Historical BranchCommander United Kingdom Strike ForceCommander OperationsList of active Royal Navy shipsRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryStanding Royal Navy deploymentsList of fleets and major commands of the Royal NavyAircraft carriersEscort carriersSeaplane carriersAmphibious warfare shipsBattlecruisersBattleshipsPre-dreadnought battleshipsBomb vesselsCorvette and sloopCruisersDestroyersFireshipsFrigatesGun-brigsGunboat and gunvesselsHospital shipsIroncladsMine countermeasure vesselsMonitorsPatrol vesselsRoyal yachtsShips of the lineSubmarinesSupport shipsSurvey vesselsRoyal Marines BoatsHistoric ships namesDefence CouncilNavy CommandAssistant Chief of Naval Staff (Aviation, Amphibious Capability & Carriers)Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Capability)Director People & TrainingAssistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy)Commander Fleet Operational Sea TrainingCommander Littoral Strike GroupCommander United Kingdom Carrier Strike GroupCommodore, Naval StaffCommander Maritime ReservesNaval SecretaryRear-Admiral, Fleet Air ArmCommodore Submarine FlotillaCommodore Surface FlotillaServing senior officersServing senior Royal Marines officersAdmiralty Interview BoardBritannia Royal Naval CollegeCommando Training Centre Royal MarinesDefence Academy of the United KingdomHMS RaleighHMS SultanUniversity Royal Naval UnitUniforms of the Royal NavyUniforms of the Royal MarinesOfficer rank insigniaRatings rank insigniaCutlassesChief of the Admiralty War StaffAdmirals of the FleetCommander-in-Chief FleetNaval Home CommandDeputy First Sea LordDeputy Chief of the Naval StaffThird Sea LordVice Chief of the Naval StaffJudge Advocate of the FleetDepartment of AdmiraltyOffice of First Lord of the Admiralty and President of the Board of AdmiraltyLord High Admirals CouncilAdmiralty buildingsNavy OfficeNavy Pay OfficeOffice of the Naval SecretaryOffice of the First Naval LordOffice of the First Sea LordOffice of the Senior Naval LordOffice of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the AdmiraltyOffice of the Permanent Secretary to the AdmiraltyOffice of the Private Secretary to the First Lord of the AdmiraltyOffice of the Naval Assistant to the First Sea LordOffice of the Additional Naval Assistant to the First Sea LordOffice of the Hydrographer of the NavyOffices of the Sea LordsAdmiralty Navy War CouncilAdmiralty War StaffAdmiralty Naval StaffAdministrative Planning DepartmentAdministrative Planning DivisionAir DivisionAnti-Submarine DivisionAnti-Submarine and Warfare DivisionAnti-U-boat DivisionAir Warfare DivisionAir Warfare and Fly Training DivisionAir Warfare and Training DivisionCommunications DivisionConvoy SectionEconomic Warfare DivisionGunnery and Anti-Aircraft Warfare DivisionGunnery DivisionGunnery and Torpedo DivisionHistorical SectionLocal Defence Division DivisionMercantile Movements DivisionNaval Air DivisionNaval Air Organisation and Training DivisionNaval Artillery and Torpedoes DivisionNavigation and Direction DivisionNavigation DivisionMinesweeping DivisionMobilisation DivisionNaval Intelligence DivisionOperations DivisionOperations Division (Home)Operations Division (Foreign)Plans DivisionPlans Division (Q)Press DivisionSignal DivisionSignal SectionTactical DivisionTactical and Weapons Policy DivisionTorpedo DivisionTorpedo, Anti-Submarine and Minewarfare DivisionTrade DivisionTrade and Operations DivisionTraining and Staff Duties DivisionTactical and Staff Duties DivisionUndersurface Warfare DivisionOffice of the Second Sea LordOffice of the Third Sea LordOffice of the Fourth Sea LordOffice of the Fifth Sea LordAdmiralty Central Dockyard LaboratoryAdmiralty Central Metallurgical LaboratoryAdmiralty Civilian Shore Wireless ServiceAdmiralty ConstabularyAdmiralty Constabulary HeadquartersAdmiralty Engineering LaboratoryAdmiralty Experimental StationAdmiralty Experiment WorksAdmiralty Gunnery EstablishmentAdmiralty Marine Technology EstablishmentAdmiralty Materials LaboratoryAdmiralty Mine Design DepartmentAdmiralty Mining EstablishmentAdmiralty Naval Aircraft Materials LaboratoryAdmiralty Record OfficeAdmiralty Research LaboratoryAdmiralty Signal EstablishmentAdmiralty Signals and Radar EstablishmentAdmiralty Surface Weapons EstablishmentAdmiralty Torpedo Experimental EstablishmentAdmiralty Underwater Weapons EstablishmentAdmiralty Underwater Weapons Launching EstablishmentArchitectural and Engineering Works DepartmentAir DepartmentBoard of Invention and ResearchBoard of LongitudeChemical DepartmentCompass DepartmentDepartment of the Accountant-General of the NavyDepartment of Miscellaneous Weapons DevelopmentDepartment of Naval EducationDepartment of the Comptroller of Victualling and Transport ServicesDepartment of the Director of Torpedoes and MiningDepartment of the Director of TransportsDepartment of the Director of Underwater WeaponsDepartment of the Director of Underwater Weapons MaterialsDepartment of the Flag Officer Sea Training Department of the Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and FleetsDepartment of the Medical Director-General of the NavyDepartment of the Physician of the NavyDepartment of the Physician General of the NavyDepartment of the Storekeeper-General of the NavyDepartment of the Surveyor of BuildingsDepartment of the Surveyor of DockyardsDirectorate-General, (Naval Manpower and Training)Directorate General TrainingDockyards BranchExperimental DepartmentFire Control GroupGreenwich Hospital DepartmentJoint Warfare EstablishmentHydrographic DepartmentMarine DepartmentMarine Pay DepartmentMedical Consultative BoardMedical DepartmentMedical Examining BoardNautical Almanac OfficeNaval Construction DepartmentNaval Intelligence DepartmentNaval Medical ServiceNaval Mobilisation DepartmentNaval Reserve DepartmentNaval Training DepartmentNaval Works DepartmentNavy, Army and Air Force InstituteNavy and Army Canteen BoardNavigation DepartmentOffice of the Admiral Commanding Coast Guard and ReservesOffice of the Admiral Commanding, ReservesOffice of the Admiralty ChemistPacket ServiceRoyal Flying CorpsRoyal Marine PoliceRoyal Marines OfficeOffice of the Chaplain of the FleetRoyal Naval AcademyRoyal Naval Air ServiceRoyal Naval Air StationsRoyal Naval Auxiliary ServiceRoyal Naval Propellant FactoryRoyal Naval CollegeRoyal Naval College and the School for Naval ArchitectureRoyal Naval College, DartmouthRoyal Naval College, GreenwichRoyal Naval College, OsborneRoyal Naval Engineering CollegeRoyal Naval HospitalRoyal Naval Minewatching ServiceRoyal Naval Patrol ServiceRoyal Naval Volunteer ReserveRoyal Naval War CollegeRoyal Naval War College, PortsmouthRoyal Navy DockyardRoyal Observatory, GreenwichRoyal School of Naval ArchitectureSchool of Mathematics and Naval ConstructionSea Transport BranchSea Transport DepartmentSea Transport DivisionSixpenny OfficeTorpedo Experimental EstablishmentTransport DepartmentVictualling DepartmentWomen's Royal Naval Service1st Fleet2nd Fleet3rd FleetCommander-in-Chief, AfricaAtlantic FleetCommodore, Arabian Seas and Persian GulfAustralia StationCape of Good Hope StationCape and West Africa StationBattle Cruiser FleetBattle Cruiser ForceCaspian FlotillaChannel FleetChannel SquadronCommander-in-Chief, Coast of IrelandCork StationCoast of ScotlandCommander-in-Chief, ChinaCommander-in-Chief, DoverFlag Officer, East AfricaEast Indies StationEast Indies and China StationEastern FleetFar East FleetEnglish ChannelGrand FleetFlag Officer GibraltarHarwich ForceHome FleetJamaica StationLeith StationCommander-in-Chief, LevantLevant and East MediterraneanCommander-in-Chief, Leeward IslandsMediterranean FleetMedwayNewfoundland StationNew Zealand DivisionNew Zealand Naval ForcesNorth America and West Indies StationCommander-in-Chief, North SeaAdmiral Commanding, Orkneys and ShetlandsPacific FleetPacific StationAdmiral of PatrolsCommander-in-Chief, PlymouthCommander-in-Chief, PortsmouthQueenstown StationRoyal East African NavyRoyal Indian NavyFlag Officer SubmarinesCommander-in-Chief, RosythReserve FleetScotland and Northern IrelandCommander-in-Chief, South AtlanticSouth East Coast of America StationCommander-in-Chief, Thames and MedwayWest Africa SquadronFlag Officer, West AfricaCommander-in-Chief, Western ApproachesLisbon StationWest Indies StationWestern SquadronThames, Medway and NoreCommander-in-Chief, ThamesNarrow SeasDowns StationDepartment of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the AdmiraltyDepartment of the Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyAccountant-General's DepartmentDepartment of the Surveyor of the NavyDepartment of the Permanent SecretaryAdmiralty SecretariatAir BranchCivil BranchLegal BranchMilitary BranchNaval BranchShip BranchDepartment of the Additional Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyAdmiralty courtHigh Court of AdmiraltyOffice of the Judge of the High Court of AdmiraltyHigh Court of JusticeOffice of the Judge Advocate of the FleetOffice of the Admiralty AdvocateOffice of the Chief Naval Judge AdvocateOffice of the Counsel for the Affairs of the Admiralty and NavyOffice of the Counsel to the AdmiraltyOffice of the Solicitor for the Affairs of the AdmiraltyOffice of the Solicitor to the Admiralty and NavyOffice of the Solicitor to the Admiralty King's Bench Division (Admiralty) Queens's Bench Division (Admiralty)Probate, Divorce and Admiralty DivisionVice Admiralty courtsLieutenant of the AdmiraltyTreasurer of Marine CausesClerk of the NavyMaster of Naval OrdnanceKeeper of the StorehousesSurveyor of Marine VictualsTreasurer of the Navy and Senior CommissionerComptroller of the Navy and Chairman of the BoardTreasurer of the NavyClerk of the ActsController of Treasurer AccountsController of Victualling AccountsController of Storekeepers AccountsComptroller of Victualling and Transport ServicesDeputy Comptroller of the NavyCivil Architect and Engineer of the NavySurveyor of BuildingsSurveyor of DockyardsAccountant-General of the NavySick and Hurt BoardTransport BoardVictualling BoardResident Commissioner, Chatham DockyardResident Commissioner, Portsmouth DockyardResident Commissioner, Woolwich DockyardResident Commissioner, Plymouth DockyardResident Commissioner, Deptford DockyardResident Commissioner, Sheerness DockyardResident Commissioner, Devonport DockyardResident Commissioner, Jamaica YardResident Commissioner, Bombay YardResident Commissioner, Kinsale YardResident Commissioner, Gibraltar YardResident Commissioner, Antigua YardResident Commissioner, Ascension YardResident Commissioner, Port Mahon YardResident Commissioner, Halifax YardResident Commissioner, Barbados YardResident Commissioner, Kingston YardResident Commissioner, Ajaccio YardResident Commissioner, Bermuda DockyardResident Commissioner, Amherstburg YardResident Commissioner, Quebec YardResident Commissioner, Malta DockyardResident Commissioner, Madras YardResident Commissioner, Cape of Good Hope YardResident Commissioner, Bombay DockyardResident Commissioner, Trincomalee DockyardSick and Hurt OfficeTransport OfficeVictualling OfficeOffice of the First Lord of the Admiralty and President of the BoardSenior Naval LordFirst Naval LordSecond Naval LordSecond Sea Lord and Chief of Naval PersonnelThird Naval LordController of the NavyThird Naval Lord and ControllerThird Naval Lord and Controller of the NavyThird Sea Lord and Controller of the NavyThird Sea Lord and Chief of Naval MatérielJunior Naval LordFourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and TransportFifth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Air ServiceAssistant Chief of the Naval StaffCivil Lord of the AdmiraltyController of VictuallingDirector-General of the Medical DepartmentAdditional Civil Lord of the AdmiraltySecond Civil LordThird Civil LordFourth Civil LordSecretaries to the Lords Admiral, Admiralty, Committees and CommissionsFirst Secretary to the AdmiraltyParliamentary Secretary to the AdmiraltyParliamentary and Financial Secretary to the AdmiraltyJoint-Deputy Secretary to the AdmiraltySecond Secretary to the AdmiraltyPermanent Secretary to the AdmiraltyNaval Secretary to the Board of Admiralty