Admiral of the West

Office of the Admiral of the West
Admiralty of the West
Reports to	Privy Council of England, Lord High Admiral of England
Nominator	Monarch of England
Appointer	Monarch of England Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council
Term length	Not fixed , (usually for life)
Inaugural holder	Sir William de Leybourne, Baron de Leybourne
Formation	1294-1412

The Admiral of the West also known as Admiral of the Western Sea's or Admiral of the Western Fleet was a former English Navy appointment. The post holder was chiefly responsible for the command of the English navy's fleet based at Portsmouth which operated in the English Channel, Irish Sea and Atlantic from 1294 to 1412.

The origins of the office of Admiral of the West dates back to 1294 with appointment of Sir William, Baron de Leybourne, originally styled Admiral of the West and Irish Sea; he also jointly held the tile of Admiral of the South until 1306, when the previous post was left vacant until 1325 when it resumed very briefly. In 1326 the post of Admiral of the South and his command duties were merged with that of Admiral of West. The office was styled by different names from its establishment, such as Admiral of the West and Irish Sea and Admiral on the Western Station (1294-1306), Admiral of the Western Squadron and Admiral West, of the mouth of the Thames (1306-1406) with the exception of the periods for the creation of the offices of the Admiral of the North and West from 18 July 1360 to 16 January 1361) and office of Admiral of all the Fleets about England from 16 January 1361 to 28 April 1362, there were no further official appointments made the office resumed again until the creation of the office of the Admiral of England from April 1385 to 18 March 1388 when once more appointments ceased. The post was revived in 1388 that lasted through until the creation of the office of Lord Admiral of England in 1406, this command along with Admiral of the North was regarded as one of the most senior post's in the English Navy from the end of the 13th century until the beginning of the 15th century. The command was unified along with the Admiralty of the West into a centralized command under the Lord High Admiral of England in 1412.

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