Flag Officer Spithead

Flag Officer Spithead
Navy Department
Reports toCommander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command
PrecursorFlag Officer Portsmouth Area
FormationJuly 1971
First holderRear-Admiral Peter G. La Niece
Final holderRear-Admiral Stanley L. McArdle
AbolishedAugust 1975
SuccessionFlag Officer, Portsmouth

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.

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