Commander Royal Canadian Navy
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The Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy (Comd RCN) is the commander and institutional head of the Royal Canadian Navy
. The Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy is based at National Defence Headquarters
in Ottawa, Ontario
.
, the appointment was entitled Commander of Maritime Command from 1968-1997 and Chief of the Maritime Staff from 1997-present. In 2011 Maritime Command was renamed to Royal Canadian Navy and the appointment was renamed to Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy.
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
. The Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy is based at National Defence Headquarters
National Defence Headquarters (Canada)
The National Defence Headquarters is the headquarters for Canada's Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. NDHQ actually comprises a collection of offices spread in buildings across the National Capital Region, however it is most commonly identified with the Major-General George R...
in Ottawa, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
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History of the post
The appointment was entitled Director of the Naval Service from 1910-1928 and then Chief of the Naval Staff from 1928-1968. Following unification of the Canadian ForcesCanadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
, the appointment was entitled Commander of Maritime Command from 1968-1997 and Chief of the Maritime Staff from 1997-present. In 2011 Maritime Command was renamed to Royal Canadian Navy and the appointment was renamed to Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy.
Director of the Naval Service
- AdmiralAdmiralAdmiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
Sir C.E. KingsmillCharles KingsmillAdmiral Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill was the first Director of the Royal Canadian Navy.Charles Edmund Kingsmill was born at Guelph, Ontario in 1855 and educated at Upper Canada College in Toronto. He was the son of John Juchereau Kingsmill, Crown Attorney for Wellington County and Ellen Diana...
1910-1921 - Vice AdmiralVice AdmiralVice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...
W. HoseWalter HoseWalter Hose was a Canadian Admiral. He was the founder of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve.Hose was born on a ship in the Indian Ocean and joined the Royal Navy when he was 14. Hose transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1912, serving in a variety of commands during World War I...
1921-1928
Chief of the Naval Staff
- Vice Admiral W. HoseWalter HoseWalter Hose was a Canadian Admiral. He was the founder of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve.Hose was born on a ship in the Indian Ocean and joined the Royal Navy when he was 14. Hose transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1912, serving in a variety of commands during World War I...
1928-1934 - Rear AdmiralRear AdmiralRear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
P.W. NellesPercy W. NellesPercy Walker Nelles, CB was a flag officer in the Royal Canadian Navy and the Chief of the Naval Staff from 1934 to 1944. He oversaw the massive wartime expansion of the RCN and the transformation of Canada into a major player in the Battle of the Atlantic. During his tenure U-boats raided the...
1934-1944 - Vice Admiral G.C. Jones 1944-1946
- Vice Admiral H.E. Reid 1946-1947
- Vice Admiral H.T.W. GrantHarold Taylor Wood GrantVice-Admiral Harold Taylor Wood Grant, was a Canadian naval officer and a post-war Chief of the Naval Staff....
1947-1951 - Vice Admiral E.R. MainguyRollo MainguyVice-Admiral Edmond Rollo Mainguy, OBE, CD, RCN was a Canadian naval officer.He was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1901 and attended the Royal Naval College of Canada during World War I....
1951-1954 - Vice Admiral H.N. LayHoratio Nelson Lay (admiral)Horatio Nelson Lay was a Rear Admiral of the Royal Canadian Navy.In 1918 he was a Naval Cadet at the Royal Naval College of Canada. In 1921 he was made a Midshipman and assigned to HMS Resolution for training...
1954-1956 - Vice Admiral H.G. DeWolfHarry DeWolfVice Admiral Henry George "Harry" DeWolf was a Canadian naval officer who was made famous as the first commander of during World War II....
1956-1960 - Vice Admiral H.S. Rayner 1960-1964
- Rear Admiral W.M. LandymoreWilliam LandymoreRear-Admiral William Moss Landymore, OBE, CD was a Canadian naval officer.-Career:Landymore commenced studies at the Royal Military College of Canada as cadet # 2399 in 1934...
1964-1967 - Vice Admiral J.C. O'Brien 1967-1968
Commander of Maritime Command
- Vice Admiral J.C. O'Brien 1968–1970
- Vice Admiral H.A. Porter 1970–1971
- Rear Admiral R.W. TimbrellRobert TimbrellRear Admiral Robert Walter Timbrell, CMM, DSC, CD, Royal Canadian Navy was the first Canadian to be decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross during the Second World War...
1971–1973 - Vice Admiral D.S. Boyle 1973–1977
- Vice Admiral A.L Collier 1977–1979
- Vice Admiral J. Allan 1979–1980
- Vice Admiral J.A. Fulton 1980–1983
- Vice Admiral J.C. Wood 1983–1987
- Vice Admiral C.M. Thomas 1987–1989
- Vice Admiral R.E. George 1989–1991
- Admiral J.R. AndersonJohn Rogers AndersonJohn Rogers Anderson, is a Canadian retired Admiral and civil servant.-Military career:Anderson was born in British Columbia and attended University of British Columbia; he graduated with a BSc and attended a Long Operations Officers course. He joined the Navy in 1963 and worked his way up the...
1991–1992 - Vice Admiral P.W. Cairns 1992–1994
- Vice Admiral L.E. MurrayLarry MurrayVice Admiral Larry E. Murray, CMM, CD is a Canadian retired civil servant, retired Vice Admiral and former acting Chief of the Defence Staff.-Military career:...
1994–1995 - Vice Admiral L.G. Mason 1995–1997
Chief of the Maritime Staff
- Vice Admiral G.L. Garnett 1997–1997
- Vice Admiral G.R. Maddison 1997–2001
- Vice Admiral R.D. Buck 2001–2004
- Vice Admiral M.B. McLean 2004–2006
- Vice Admiral D.W. Robertson 2006–2009
- Vice Admiral P.D. McFaddenP. Dean McFaddenVice-Admiral P. Dean McFadden, CMM, CD is an officer in the Canadian Forces. He was Chief of the Maritime Staff from 2009 to 2011....
2009-2011
Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
- Vice Admiral P.A. MaddisonPaul MaddisonVice Admiral Paul A. Maddison, OMM, MSM, CD is the Chief of the Maritime Staff, the head of the Royal Canadian Navy.-Career:Maddison enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in 1975. In 1980, he graduated from Royal Military College Saint-Jean with a Bachelor of Arts. He served on various vessels and...
2011-present
See also
- Chief of the Defence StaffChief of the Defence Staff (Canada)The Chief of the Defence Staff is the second most senior member of the Canadian Forces, and heads the Armed Forces Council, having primary responsibility for command, control, and administration of the forces, as well as military strategy, plans, and requirements...
, the second most senior member of the Canadian ForcesCanadian ForcesThe Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
after the Commander-in-Chief - Chief of the Land StaffChief of the Land StaffThe Chief of the Land Staff is the commander and institutional head of the Canadian Army. The Chief of the Land is based at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario.-History of the post:...
, the commander and institutional head of the Canadian Army. - Chief of the Air StaffChief of the Air Staff (Canada)The Chief of the Air Staff is the commander and institutional head of the Royal Canadian Air Force...
, the commander and institutional head of the Royal Canadian Air ForceRoyal Canadian Air ForceThe history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968...
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