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The Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland (FOSNI) was a senior post in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom . It was based at HM Naval Base Clyde , and the holder of the post was the Royal Navy’s senior officer in Scotland.[1] The post of FOSNI, dating from 1946, was re-scoped and re-named in 1994 to Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England & Northern Ireland (FOSNNI), then named back in 2015, before being dis-established in 2020.[why? ]
History [ ]
The Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland was the most senior naval position in Scotland and is the successor to appointments starting with the Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth, established in 1913, just prior to the outbreak of the First World War . From 1946 the post became the Flag Officer Scotland & Northern Ireland. Between 1961 and 1994 the Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland was triple-hatted as Commander Northern Sub-Area (NORLANT) of Allied Command Atlantic (ACLANT), and as Commander Nore Sub-Area Channel (NORECHAN) of Allied Command Channel . Based at RAF Pitreavie Castle , NORECHAN was tasked to prevent Soviet Navy ships and submarines from entering the North Sea. When the command moved from Rosyth to HMNB Clyde in 1994, it took responsibility for a larger area, becoming the Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.[2] In 2015 the post reverted to Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland. The post was removed under the Royal Navy's Navy Command Transformation Programme and renamed Commodore Submarine Service (COSM).[3]
The comparable Army equivalent post is General Officer Scotland , while the Royal Air Force has in the twenty-first century the equivalent of Air Officer Scotland .
Admirals Commanding [ ]
Flag Officers have been:[4]
Admiral Commanding on the Coast of Scotland; 1913–1916 [ ]
Included:[5]
1
Sir Robert Lowry
Admiral
July 1913
June 1916
Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth; 1913–1919 [ ]
1
Sir Frederick Hamilton
Admiral
June 1916
October 1917
2
Sir Cecil Burney
Admiral
October 1917
March 1919
Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland; 1919–1939 [ ]
Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth; 1939–1946 [ ]
1
Sir Charles Ramsey
Admiral
August 1939
June 1942
2
Sir Wilbraham Ford
Admiral
June 1942
June 1944
3
Sir William Whitworth
Admiral
June 1944
July 1946
Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland; 1946–1994 [ ]
1
Sir Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton
Admiral
July 1946
July 1948
2
Sir Ernest Archer
Vice-Admiral
July 1948
July 1950
3
Sir Angus Cunninghame Graham
Vice-Admiral
July 1950
August 1951
4
John Crombie
Rear-Admiral
August 1951
October 1953
5
Sir Geoffrey Robson
Vice-Admiral
October 1953
March 1956
6
Sir John Cuthbert
Vice-Admiral
March 1956
July 1958
7
David Luce
Vice-Admiral
July 1958
December 1959
8
Sir Royston Wright
Vice-Admiral
December 1959
September 1961
9
Sir Arthur Hezlet
Vice-Admiral
September 1961
June 1964
10
Sir David Gregory
Vice-Admiral
June 1964
July 1966
11
Sir John Hayes
Vice-Admiral
July 1966
July 1968
12
Sir Ian McGeoch
Vice-Admiral
July 1968
May 1970
13
David Dunbar-Nasmith
Rear-Admiral
May 1970
July 1972
14
Martin Lucey
Rear-Admiral
July 1972
August 1974
15
Sir Anthony Troup
Vice-Admiral
August 1974
June 1977
16
Sir Cameron Rusby
Vice-Admiral
June 1977
November 1979
17
Sir Thomas Baird
Vice-Admiral
November 1979
January 1982
18
Robert Squires
Vice-Admiral
January 1982
December 1983
19
Sir Nicholas Hunt
Vice-Admiral
December 1983
May 1985
20
Sir George Vallings
Vice-Admiral
May 1985
October 1987
21
Sir Jock Slater
Vice-Admiral
October 1987
February 1989
22
Sir Michael Livesay
Vice-Admiral
February 1989
March 1991
23
Sir Hugo White
Vice-Admiral
March 1991
November 1992
24
Sir Christopher Morgan
Vice-Admiral
November 1992
April 1996
Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland; 1994–2015 [ ]
Note: From 2005, the post holder also held the title of Flag Officer, Reserves and Flag Officer Regional Forces .[6]
1
John Tolhurst
Rear-Admiral
April 1996
September 1997
2
Michael Gregory
Rear-Admiral
September 1997
August 2000
3
Derek Anthony
Rear-Admiral
August 2000 [7]
May 2003
4
Nick Harris
Rear-Admiral
May 2003
April 2006
5
Philip Wilcocks
Rear-Admiral
April 2006
December 2006
6
Tony Johnstone-Burt
Rear-Admiral
December 2006
February 2008
7
Philip Jones
Rear-Admiral
February 2008 [8]
September 2008
8
Martin Alabaster
Rear Admiral
September 2008 [8]
September 2011
9
Christopher Hockley
Rear-Admiral
September 2011
August 2014
10
John Clink
Rear-Admiral
August 2014
July 2015
Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland; 2015–2020 [ ]
References [ ]
^ Royal Navy official site, FOSNNI
^ Army Quarterly and Defence Journal , Volume 124, page 230 (West of England Press, 1994).
^ "Submariners Association Newsletter In Depth 68" (PDF) . Submariners Association . 1 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020 .
^ Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ Admiralty. British. (November 1914). The Navy List. List of Admirals by Seniority. Admirals. H.M.S.O. London. England. p86.
^ Committee, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Defence (2013). House of Commons - Defence Committee: The Defence Implications of Possible Independence - Volume I: HC 198: Sixth Report of Session 2013-14, Vol. 1: Report, Together with an Appendix, Formal Minutes and Oral Evidence . London: The Stationery Office. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-215-06246-8 .
^ Warships Magazine, FLAG OFF SCOTLAND SPECIAL
^ Jump up to: a b Royal Navy official site Base Braves the Elements to Wave Fond Farewell to Admiral , Tuesday, 6 September 2008
^ Lochside Press, New admiral takes the helm at Faslane, 27 July 2015
^ "No. 63039" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 June 2020. p. 11075.
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