Naval Home Command administered training and garrison functions for the Royal Navy from 1969 to 2012.

[1] As the Royal Navy's size decreased during the Cold War, commands were amalgamated.

In 1994 the post of Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command was unified with that of the Second Sea Lord following the rationalisation of the British Armed Forces following the end of the Cold War.

By 2006, the primary responsibility of the CNH/2SL was to maintain operational capability by providing correctly trained manpower to the fleet.

[8] In 2012, the appointments of both remaining Commanders-in-Chief were discontinued, with full operational command being vested instead in the First Sea Lord.