Robert Tarrant

Rear Admiral Robert Kenneth Tarrant, CB (born 1961) is a retired Royal Navy officer who served as Commander Operations from 2015 to 2017.

Robert Tarrant
Rear Admiral Tarrant in 2014
Born1961 (age 5960)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1979–2017
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldCommander Operations
Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces
HMS Endurance
HMS Talent
Battles/warsFalklands War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Educated at Cheltenham College, Tarrant joined the Royal Navy in 1979 and saw action in the destroyer HMS Antrim during the Falklands War in 1982.[1] He was given command of the submarine HMS Talent in 1997 and the patrol ship HMS Endurance in 2007, and went on to be Director of Naval Staff in December 2008. He remained the post until August 2011.[1] After attending the Royal College of Defence Studies, he became Commander of Combined Task Force 150, responsible for maritime security from the Red Sea to the Gulf of Oman, in September 2012,[2] and Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces in January 2013 as well as fulfilling the role of Operation Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta.[1] He served as Commander Operations from October 2015 to October 2017.[3]

Tarrant was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[4]

References

  1. Chain of Command EU Naval Force
  2. Up and out : Promotions, retirements, new posts for senior UK military personnel December 2011 Defence Viewpoints, December 2012
  3. "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  4. "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B2.
Military offices
Preceded by
Duncan Potts
Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces
2013–2014
Succeeded by
Tony Radakin
Preceded by
Matthew Parr
Commander Operations
2015–2017
Succeeded by
Paul Halton
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