First Sea Lord

The professional head of the naval service is the First Sea Lord.

The First Sea Lord put down the receiver slowly.

Sir Anthony became First Sea Lord at the right moment.

He raised his eyebrows in anticipation and stood aside for the First Sea Lord to take over.

I can only pass on your comments to the First Sea Lord, sir.'

Cameron says he met the First Sea Lord yesterday.

It was previously the address of the First Sea Lord and high ranking naval officers.

The change came in the form of promotion, with Jellicoe becoming first Sea Lord.

I've already spoken to the First Sea Lord.

Former First Sea Lord says sorry for branding them second tier powers.

An inquiry assigned no blame to anyone, since orders were issued by the First Sea Lord.

I liked the First Sea Lord immediately, a square, bluff sailor of the good old-fashioned type.

He is appointed by the Sovereign on the nomination of the First Sea Lord.

The First Sea Lord, I thought, was wasting my time as well as his own.

Taking a swing at the First Sea Lord?'

The First Sea Lord wants to be sure that you would be happy with this possible development, sir?'

Fisher began a long campaign to return this responsibility to the admiralty, but did not finally succeed until he later became First Sea Lord.

At the beginning of the year the British First Sea Lord had painted an alarming picture in a memorandum.

I can't pretend it's the happiest of messages to take back to the First Sea Lord.'

'The First Sea Lord's on the blower, sir,' the communications officer interrupted.

It is easy to understand why our former First Sea Lord feels so strongly about the Falklands.

By the end of Fisher's tenure as First Sea Lord expenditure had returned to 1904 levels.

Jellicoe was appointed First Sea Lord in November 1916.

I reckon we're booked for the First Sea Lord.'

The First Sea Lord listened to the summing up, glad to hear the serious situation being repeated. '