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The Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff is deputy to the First Sea Lord and the second highest-ranking officer currently to serve in the Royal Navy and is responsible for personnel and
From 1995 to 2012 the Second Sea Lord was (as Commander-in-Chief) based in Admiralty House within HMNB Portsmouth (note the Vice-Admiral's flag in this 2006 photo).
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Vice Admiral Sir Martin John Connell, is a former senior Royal Navy officer, who served as Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff from 2022 to 2025.
Second Sea Lord
…Admiral Sir Jonathan Woodcock 2SL: 2015–2018, Deputy CNS: 2016–2018 Vice Admiral Tony Radakin 2018–2019 Vice Admiral Nick Hine 2019–2022 Vice Admiral Sir Martin Connell 2022–2025 Vice Admiral Paul Beattie 2025–present Departments under the office As of September 2020: 2017–2020 Director People and Training, previously…
Vice Admiral Connell in 2022