Paul Carroll (Royal Navy officer)
Rear-Admiral Paul Carroll | |
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 Commodore Paul Carroll RN (2020) | |
| Born | 1968 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1991–present |
| Rank | Rear-Admiral |
| Awards | OBE (2020) |
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Rear Admiral Paul Christopher Carroll, OBE (born 1968), is a senior Royal Navy officer who currently serves as Director of Submarine Acquisition at the UK Ministry of Defence.[1]
Naval career
[edit]After graduating from Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, Carroll was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1991, and served on the Royal Navy flagship, HMS Ark Royal as a Commander.[2] Promoted to Captain on 6 October 2014,[3] then Commodore in 2018,[4] he became Rear Admiral on 2 August 2021, and Director of Innovation and Future Capability at MoD Defence Equipment and Support.[5] Since 2024, he serves as Director of Submarine Acquisition.[6]
Honours and awards
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Rear-Admiral Carroll was appointed OBE in the 2020 Birthday Honours,[7] as well as receiving other decorations.
A Freeman of the City of London, in 2011 Carroll became a Liveryman of the Shipwrights' Company.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Defence Equipment and Support". GOV.UK. 17 May 2023.
- ^ www.arkroyal.net
- ^ "www.thegazette.co.uk" (PDF).
- ^ "www.royalnavy.mod.uk" (PDF).
- ^ "assets.publishing.service.gov.uk" (PDF).
- ^ dreadnoughtalliance.co.uk
- ^ "Paul CARROLL | Order of the British Empire | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk.
- ^ "Worshipful Company of Shipwrights". Shipwrights' Company.