David Dobson
British Royal Navy officer (born 1938)
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Vice-Admiral Sir David Stuart Dobson KBE (born 4 December 1938) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Naval Secretary.
Sir David Dobson | |
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| Born | 4 December 1938 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Amazon HMS Southampton |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Naval career
Dobson was educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth and, after joining the Royal Navy, became Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Amazon in 1975.[1] Promotion to captain followed on 30 June 1979.[2] A naval aviator, he became naval and air attaché in Athens in 1979 and Senior Naval Officer on the Falkland Islands in 1982.[1] He went on to be captain of the destroyer HMS Southampton in 1983 and then Captain of the Fleet and, following his promotion to rear admiral, became Naval Secretary in 1988.[1] His last appointment was as Chief of Staff for the Allied Naval Force Southern Europe in the rank of vice admiral in 1991.[1] He retired in 1991 and was President of the Union Jack Club.[3]
Family
In 1962 he married Joanna Mary Counter; they have two sons and one daughter.[1]