This is a list of people who have served as Vice-Admiral of Suffolk. Prior to 1594 the office holder was also Vice-Admiral of Norfolk.

• Sir William Gonson 1536–1544
• Sir William Woodhouse 1554–1564 jointly with
• Sir Thomas Woodhouse 1554–1572 and
• Henry Woodhouse 1563–1579
• William Heydon 1579–? jointly with
• Christopher Heydon 1579–?
• Sir Robert Southwell 1585–1594
• Sir Michael Stanhope 1595 – 1621/22 jointly with
• Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet bef. 1619 – 1640
• Sir William Playters, 2nd Baronet 1640–1649
• Sir Henry Mildmay 1644–1650 (Parliamentary)
• William Heveningham 1650–1656
• English Interregnum
• Sir Henry Felton, 2nd Baronet 1660–1683
• Sir Thomas Allin, 2nd Baronet 1683–1692
• Sir Robert Rich, 2nd Baronet 1692–1699
• Sir Charles Rich, 3rd Baronet 1699–1702
• Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart 1702–1705
• Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton 1705–1757
• vacant
• Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford 1822
• Francis Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford 1822–1842
• vacant
• John Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke 1844–1886
• vacant
• George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke 1890–1947

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