Sea Lord

Noun

Meaning

Sea Lord (plural Sea Lords)

(UK, naval, historical) Any member of the British Board of Admiralty who is also a serving admiral in the Navy.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

First Sea Lord

Examples

I thought it would be a good thing to be a missionary, but I thought it would be better to be First Sea Lord. John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher

British leaders, especially Eden and the First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Louis Mountbatten were afraid of being labelled "murderers and baby killers", and sincerely attempted to limit Egyptian civilian deaths. Source: Internet

First Sea Lord A 1935 portrait of Jellicoe by Reginald Grenville Eves Jellicoe was appointed First Sea Lord in November 1916. Source: Internet

Brown, pp. 151–152 The issue of poorly performing shells had been known to Jellicoe, who as Third Sea Lord from 1908 to 1910 had ordered new shells to be designed. Source: Internet

Efforts to replace the shells were initially resisted by the Admiralty, and action was not taken until Jellicoe became First Sea Lord in December 1916. Source: Internet

He became Fourth Sea Lord at the Admiralty in June 1950 and attended the funeral of King George VI in February 1952. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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