john, stevens, royal, navy, officer, vice, admiral, john, felgate, stevens, june, 1900, december, 1989, royal, navy, officer, went, commander, chief, america, west, indies, station, john, stevensborn1, june, 1900died10, december, 1989, aged, allegianceunited, . Vice Admiral Sir John Felgate Stevens KBE CB 1 June 1900 10 December 1989 was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander in Chief America and West Indies Station Sir John StevensBorn1 June 1900Died10 December 1989 aged 89 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal NavyYears of service1918 1956RankVice AdmiralCommands heldHMS CleopatraHMS ImplacableHome Fleet Training SquadronCommander in Chief America and West Indies StationBattles warsWorld War IWorld War IIAwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British EmpireCompanion of the Order of the BathNaval career editStevens joined the Royal Navy in 1918 and served in the closing stages of World War I 1 After the War he went to King s College Cambridge and then specialised in navigation 1 He also served in World War II as captain of HMS Cleopatra from August 1942 to July 1943 2 and then became Director of Plans at the Admiralty in 1946 1 He was given command of HMS Implacable in 1948 and then became Director of Naval Training in 1949 1 He was appointed Chief of Staff to the Head of British Joint Services Mission to Washington D C in 1950 and Flag Officer Home Fleet Training Squadron in 1952 1 He went on to be Commander in Chief America and West Indies Station and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1953 He retired in 1956 1 References edit a b c d e f Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives HMS Cleopatra 33 U Boat net Military offices Preceded bySir William Andrewes Commander in Chief America and West Indies Station1953 1955 Succeeded bySir John Eaton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Stevens Royal Navy officer amp oldid 1078575540, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
