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The Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command (2SL/CNH), commonly just known as the Second Sea Lord (2SL), is one of the most senior admirals of the British Royal Navy, responsible for personnel and naval shore establishments.

The Second Sea Lord and the Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command (CINCNAVHOME) were two separate positions until they were amalgamated in 1994 following the rationalisation of the British Armed Forces following the end of the Cold War.

The Second Sea Lord was formerly the second most senior Naval Lord on the Board of Admiralty and as Chief of Naval Personnel was responsible for handling all personnel matters for the Royal Navy. Along with the First Sea Lord, it is one of the oldest continuous posts in the Royal Navy.

The post of Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command was created on 1 July 1969 as a result of the merger of the Portsmouth Command and Plymouth Command. The Commander-in-Chief was responsible for all naval bases and establishments in the UK.

2SL/CNH is now considered to be junior to both the First Sea Lord and the Commander-in-Chief Fleet. Generally the Second Sea Lord holds the rank of Vice-Admiral when appointed, but was usually promoted to Admiral during his tenure. Since 2000, all holders have remained at the rank of Vice-Admiral.

2SL/CNH is based in Portsmouth in a combined headquarters with the Commander-in-Chief Fleet on Whale Island. He flies his flag in HMS Victory, the world's oldest commissioned warship, which is preserved in dry dock in Portsmouth. The right to use HMS Victory as a flagship comes from his position as CINCNAVHOME, who in turn acquired it from the Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth Command.

• Vice-Admiral Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres, fl.1867–1868
• Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Hornby, ?–1877
• Admiral The Earl of Clanwilliam, 1877–1880
• Admiral Lord John Hay, 1880–1883
• Admiral Lord Alcester, 1883–?
• Admiral Sir Anthony Hoskins, c.1885–1888
• Vice-Admiral Sir Vesey Hamilton, 1888–1889
• Admiral Lord Walter Kerr, 1892–1895
• Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford, 1895–1899
• Admiral Lord Walter Kerr, 1899
• Vice-Admiral Archibald Douglas, 1899–1902
• Admiral Sir John Fisher, 1902–1903
• Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Drury, 1903–1907
• Admiral Sir William May, 1907–1909
• Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman, 1909–1911
• Vice-Admiral Sir George Egerton, 1911
• Vice-Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1911–1912
• Vice-Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, 1912–1914
• Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Hamilton, 1914–1916
• Vice-Admiral Sir Somerset Gough-Calthorpe, 1916
• Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, 1916–1917
• Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, 1917
• Vice-Admiral Sir Herbert Heath, 1917–1919
• Admiral Sir Montague Browning, 1919–1920
• Admiral Sir Henry Oliver, 1920–1924
• Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 1924–1925
• Vice-Admiral Sir Hubert Brand, 1925–1927
• Admiral Sir Michael Hodges, 1927–1930
• Admiral Sir Cyril Fuller, 1930–1932
• Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, 1932–1935
• Admiral Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, 1935–1938
• Admiral Sir Charles Little, 1938–1941
• Admiral Sir William Whitworth, 1941–1944
• Admiral Sir Algernon Willis, 1944–1946
• Admiral Sir Arthur Power, 1946–1948
• Admiral Sir Cecil Harcourt, 1948–1950
• Admiral Sir Alexander Madden, 1950–1953
• Admiral Sir Guy Russell, 1953–1955
• Admiral Sir Charles Lambe, 1955–1957
• Vice-Admiral Deric Holland-Martin, 1957–1959
• Admiral Sir St John Tyrwhitt, 1959–1961
• Admiral Sir Royston Wright, 1961–1965
• Admiral Sir Desmond Dreyer, 1965–1967
• Admiral Sir Peter Hill-Norton, 1967
• Admiral Sir Frank Twiss, 1967–1970
• Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Lewis, 1970–1971
• Admiral Sir Derek Empson, 1971–1974
• Admiral Sir David Williams, 1974–1977
• Admiral Sir Gordon Tait, 1977–1979
• Admiral Sir Desmond Cassidi, 1979–1982
• Admiral Sir Simon Cassels, 1982–1986
• Admiral Sir Dick Fitch, 1986–

• Admiral Sir John Frewen, 1969–1970 (formerly C-in-C Portsmouth)
• Admiral Sir Horace Law, 1970–1972
• Admiral Sir Andrew Lewis, 1972–1974
• Admiral Sir Derek Empson, 1974–1975
• Admiral Sir Terence Lewin, 1975–1976
• Admiral Sir David Williams, 1976–1979
• Admiral Sir Richard Clayton, 1979–1981
• Admiral Sir James Eberle, 1981–1983
• Admiral Sir Desmond Cassidi, 1983–1984
• Admiral Sir Peter Stanford, 1984–1987
• Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward, 1987–1989
• Admiral Sir Jeremy Black, 1989–1991
• Admiral Sir John Kerr, 1991–1993
• Admiral Sir Michael Layard, 1993–1994

• Admiral Sir Michael Layard, 1994–1995
• Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, 1995–1997
• Admiral Sir John Brigstocke, 1997–2000
• Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Spencer, 2000–2003
• Vice-Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, 2003–2005
• Vice-Admiral Adrian Johns, 2005—

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