[PAR] [TLE] Charles Saunders (Royal Navy officer) [SEP] Admiral Sir Charles Saunders, KB (c. 1715 – 7 December 1775) was a Royal Navy officer.  He commanded the fourth-rate HMS "Gloucester" and led her in action at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in October 1747 during the War of the Austrian Succession.  After serving as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, he took command of the fleet tasked with carrying James Wolfe to Quebec in January 1759 and consolidated the dead general's victory after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in September 1759 by devoting great energy to keeping the British Army, now under the command of Colonel George Towshend, well supplied during the Seven Years' War.  He later became Senior Naval Lord and then First Lord of the Admiralty. [PAR] [TLE] First Sea Lord [SEP] The First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff (1SL/CNS) is the professional head of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy and the whole Naval Service.  Originally the title was the Senior Naval Lord to the Board of Admiralty when the post was created in 1689.  The office holder was then re-styled First Naval Lord from 1771.  The concept of a professional "First Naval Lord" was introduced in 1805 and the title of the First Naval Lord was changed to "First Sea Lord" on the appointment of Sir Jackie Fisher in 1904.  From 1923 onward, the First Sea Lord was a member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee; he now sits on the Defence Council and the Admiralty Board.
[PAR] [TLE] Charles Saunders ( Royal Navy officer ) [ SEP ] Admiral Sir Charles Saunders , KB ( c. 1715 – 7 December 1775 ) was a Royal Navy officer . He commanded the fourth - rate HMS " Gloucester " and led her in action at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in October 1747 during the War of the Austrian Succession . After serving as Commander - in - Chief , Mediterranean Fleet , he took command of the fleet tasked with carrying James Wolfe to Quebec in January 1759 and consolidated the dead general 's victory after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in September 1759 by devoting great energy to keeping the British Army , now under the command of Colonel George Towshend , well supplied during the Seven Years ' War . He later became Senior Naval Lord and then First Lord of the Admiralty . [PAR] [TLE] First Sea Lord [ SEP ] The First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff ( 1SL / CNS ) is the professional head of the United Kingdom 's Royal Navy and the whole Naval Service . Originally the title was the Senior Naval Lord to the Board of Admiralty when the post was created in 1689 . The office holder was then re - styled First Naval Lord from 1771 . The concept of a professional " First Naval Lord " was introduced in 1805 and the title of the First Naval Lord was changed to " First Sea Lord " on the appointment of Sir Jackie Fisher in 1904 . From 1923 onward , the First Sea Lord was a member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee ; he now sits on the Defence Council and the Admiralty Board .
Admiral Sir Charles Saunders, was a Royal Navy officer, and he later became which professional head of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy and the whole Naval Service, and originally the title was the Senior Naval Lord to the Board of Admiralty when the post was created in 1689?
Admiral Sir Charles Saunders , was a Royal Navy officer , and he later became which professional head of the United Kingdom 's Royal Navy and the whole Naval Service , and originally the title was the Senior Naval Lord to the Board of Admiralty when the post was created in 1689 ?
First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff
First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff