Anthony Whetstone

Rear Admiral Anthony John Whetstone CB (born 12 June 1927) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training.

Anthony Whetstone
Born (1927-06-12) 12 June 1927
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldHMS Sea Scout
HMS Artful
HMS Repulse
HMS Juno
HMS Norfolk
Battles/warsFalklands War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Educated at King Henry VIII School, Coventry, Whetstone joined the Royal Navy in 1945.[1] He was given command of the submarine HMS Sea Scout in 1956, the submarine HMS Artful in 1959 and the submarine HMS Repulse in 1968.[1] He went on to be commanding officer of the frigate HMS Juno in 1972, commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Norfolk in 1977 and Flag Officer Sea Training in 1980.[2] He went on, in 1981, to be Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations), a role he undertook during the Falklands War, before retiring in 1983.[1]

Whetstone was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath for services in the Falklands War in October 1982.[3]

References
  1. Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
  2. Mackie, Colin. "Senior Royal Navy Appointments from 1865" (PDF). Gulabin. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. "No. 49134". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 October 1982. p. 12856.


Military offices
Preceded by
Gwynedd Pritchard		 Flag Officer Sea Training
1978–1980		 Succeeded by
David Eckersley-Maslin
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