Flag Officer Submarines
| Rear-Admiral Submarines | |
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Ensign of the Royal Navy
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| Ministry of Defence | |
| Member of | Board of Admiralty, Admiralty Board |
| Reports to | Fleet Commander |
| Nominator | Secretary of State for Defence |
| Appointer |
Prime Minister Subject to formal approval by the Queen-in-Council |
| Term length | Not fixed (typically 2–3 years) |
| Inaugural holder | Rear-Admiral Douglas Dent |
| Formation | 1919 |
Rear-Admiral, Submarines is a post in the Royal Navy which involves command of the Royal Navy Submarine Service. It evolved from the post of Chief of the Submarine Service in 1929 and would later evolve to become the post of Flag Officer Submarines in 1944.
The post, which was established in 1919, was for many years located at HMS Dolphin in Hampshire. Flag Officer Submarines moved from Dolphin to the Northwood Headquarters in 1978. From 1993 the post of Flag Officer Submarines was dual-hatted with the post of Commander Operations.
In 2015, Rear Admiral John Weale was appointed Rear Admiral Submarines/Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Submarines, while Rear Admiral Robert Tarrant is Commander Operations (Royal Navy), two distinct posts from 2015.
Commanders included:
Chief of the Submarine Service
Rear-Admiral Submarines
Flag Officer Submarines
Rear-Admiral Submarines
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