Derek Anthony

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Derek Anthony
Born(1947-11-02)2 November 1947
Died19 March 2019(2019-03-19) (aged 71)
Ashford, Kent, South East England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1966 - 2003
RankRear-admiral
Commands heldHMS Onslaught
HMS Warspite
HMS Cumberland
Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire

Rear-Admiral Derek James Anthony MBE (2 November 1947 − 19 March 2019) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.

Naval career[edit]

Anthony joined the Royal Navy in 1966.[1] After qualifying as a submariner and being given command of the submarines HMS Onslaught and then HMS Warspite, he became captain of the frigate HMS Cumberland in 1991.[2] Anthony was appointed director of Naval Service Conditions at the Ministry of Defence in 1993; Deputy Flag Officer Submarines in 1996; and, naval attaché in Washington D. C. in 1997, before becoming Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in 2000 and retiring in 2003.[3]

In retirement, Anthony became clerk of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.[1]

Family[edit]

He was married to Denyse and had two married daughters. He died on 19 March 2019, aged 71.[1][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Association of Royal Navy Officers
  2. ^ Captains of Royal Navy Warships Archived July 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie Archived March 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Derek James Anthony". The Times. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland
2000–2003
Succeeded by