Originally the commander of the navy was the King, with daily control given to the Admiralty and Commissioners College [da].

[3] Following the Naval Law of 1909, the position was renamed the General Inspector for the Navy (Danish: Generalinspektør for søværnet).

[5] In 1960, the position was renamed to Chief of the Navy (Danish: Chef for Søværnet).

[6] Following major reductions in the 1980s, the name was again changed, this time to Inspector of the Navy (Danish: Inspektøren for Søværnet).

[6] In 1990, the Marine staff and the position of Inspector of the Navy were abolished, resulting in all areas of responsibility being transferred to the Admiral Danish Fleet.