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Encyclopedia > David Benjamin Bathurst
Sir Benjamin Bathurst
1936

Admiral of the Fleet Rank Insignia
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Rank Admiral of the Fleet
Commands First Sea Lord
Battles/wars Cold War
Awards GCB, ADC

Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Benjamin Bathurst, GCB, ADC (born 1936) is a Royal Navy officer who served as Chief of the Naval Staff and First Sea Lord during the early 1990s. He usually goes by his middle name and is known as Benjamin Bathurst.[1] 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Image File history File links UK-Navy-OF10. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Royal Navy Insignia The flag of an Admiral of the Fleet is the Flag of the United Kingdom, and is in 1:2 rather than the 2:3 of other admirals flags. ... The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath)[1] is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... An aide-de-camp (French: camp assistant) is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state. ... Royal Navy Insignia The flag of an Admiral of the Fleet is the Flag of the United Kingdom, and is in 1:2 rather than the 2:3 of other admirals flags. ... Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath)[1] is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... An aide-de-camp (French: camp assistant) is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Chief of the Naval Staff is the professional head of the Royal Navy and is more commonly known as the First Sea Lord. ... The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ...


Bathurst is the son of Peter Bathurst and his wife Lady Elizabeth Ann (née Temple-Gore-Langton). His grandfather Benjamin Bathurst, Member of Parliament for Cirencester, was the third son of Allen Bathurst, 6th Earl Bathurst. He joined the Royal Navy in 1953 serving with the Fleet Air Arm as a helicopter pilot. He soon qualified as an instructor, followed by Senior Pilot and went on to take command of his squadron. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Cirencester was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Cirencester. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships. ... Link title For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). ...


Promoted Captain in 1974, Bathurst took command of a Leander class frigate, HMS Ariadne. Two years later he became Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord at the Ministry of Defence. In 1978 he took command of HMS Minerva and was Captain 5th Frigate Squadron until 1980. The following year, Bathurst attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in London and was appointed Director of Naval Air Warfare in the Ministry of Defence. Captain is a nautical term, an organizational title, and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ... The Leander class, informally known as the Type 12M, comprising twenty-six frigates, was arguably the most successful and popular class of frigates in the Royal Navys modern history. ... HMS Ariadne (F72) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). ... The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. ... HMS Minerva (F45) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) is an internationally-renowned institution and component of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. ...


Bathurst was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1983, serving as Flag Officer Second Flotilla until taking up the appointment of Director General Naval Manpower and Training. He was made Vice Admiral in 1986 and then Admiral in 1989. He served as Commander-in-Chief Fleet which also carried the NATO appointment of Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Atlantic (CINCEASTLANT), which reported to SACLANT. The term Rear Admiral originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons, and can trace its origins to the British Royal Navy. ... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ... For other uses, see Admiral (disambiguation). ... The Commander-in-Chief Fleet, or CINCFLEET, is the senior admiral responsible for the preparation and operation of the ships, submarines and aircraft of the Royal Navy. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... The Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) was one of two supreme commanders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). ...


He became Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in 1991 and two years later became Chief of the Naval Staff and First Sea Lord. Bathurst was promoted Admiral of the Fleet on his retirement in 1995. He was appointed to the office of Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Somerset in 1996 and became Vice Lord Lieutenant in 1999. Chief of the Naval Staff is the professional head of the Royal Navy and is more commonly known as the First Sea Lord. ... The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... Royal Navy Insignia The flag of an Admiral of the Fleet is the Flag of the United Kingdom, and is in 1:2 rather than the 2:3 of other admirals flags. ... The Deputy Lieutenant is the deputy to the Lord Lieutenant of a county. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...


Bathurst is the cousin of the present 8th Earl Bathurst and in distant remainder to this titlee. Earl Bathust can also refer to 5051 Earl Bathurst, a Castle class locomotive. ...

Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Julian Oswald
First Sea Lord
1993–1995
Succeeded by
Sir Jock Slater

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Julian Oswald, GCB RN (born 1933) is a British naval officer who served as Chief of the Naval Staff and First Sea Lord from 1989 to 1993. ... The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... Admiral Sir Jock Slater GCB, LVO (born March 27, 1938). ...

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Footnotes

  1. ^ thePeerage.com - nil and others "Admiral Sir David Benjamin Bathurst usually went by his middle name of Benjamin." cites Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 215. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.


 
 

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