 Originally the commander of NORECHAN was the Royal Navy Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.After the Royal Navy disbanded The Nore Command in 1961 the command of NORECHAN passed to the Flag Officer Scotland & Northern Ireland at Pitreavie Castle in Rosyth in Scotland, who was already double-hatted as commander of Northern Sub-Area (NORLANT) of Allied Command Atlantic (ACLANT).Therefore, the following command structure resulted