| Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (U boat and Trade) | |
|---|---|
 Ensign of the Royal Navy | |
| Admiralty Department | |
| Member of | Board of Admiralty |
| Reports to | Vice Chief of the Naval Staff |
| Nominator | First Lord of the Admiralty |
| Appointer | Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council |
| Term length | Not fixed (typically 1–3 years) |
| Inaugural holder | Rear-Admiral Arthur J. Power |
| Formation | 1940-1945 |
The Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (U boat and Trade) was a senior British Royal Navy appointment. The post holder was part of the Admiralty Naval Staff and member of the Board of Admiralty from 1940 to 1945.
History
First created in July 1940 as a new post as part of the redefining of responsibilities of the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff the post holder was a part of the Admiralty Naval Staff and member of the Board of Admiralty. The post holder was responsible for supervising the directors of a number of naval staff divisions specifically the Minesweeping Division and the Trade Division until 1945.
Office Holders
Included:
- Vice-Admiral Henry Ruthven Moore, — (July 1940–October 1941)
- Vice-Admiral Edward L. S. King, — (October 1941–December 1942)
- Rear-Admiral John H. Edelsten, — (December 1942–October 1944)
- Rear-Admiral Rear-Admiral John G. L. Dundas, — (October 1944–March 1945)
- Rear-Admiral Rear-Admiral John M. Mansfield, — (March–? 1945)
References
- Clancy, Patrick; Straka, William. "HyperWar: War at Sea 1939-1945, I: The Defensive [Chapter 1]". ibiblio.org. HyperWar Foundation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- Watson, Graham. "The Organisation of the Admiralty 1939 to 1945". naval-history.net. Gordon Smith, Naval History.Net, 19 Sep 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "New naval chief. 26 January 1943, at the Admiralty, Rear Admiral John H Edelsten, CBE, who has been appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and an Assistant Chief of Naval Staff in succession to Vice Admiral Edward L S King, CB, MVO". iwm.org.uk. Imperial War Museums, 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2018.