Frank Grenier

Rear Admiral Peter Francis (“Frank”) Grenier CB (born 27 August 1934) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Submarines.

Frank Grenier
Born27 August 1934
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1952-1989
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldHMS Ambush
HMS Valiant
HMS Churchill
3rd Submarine Squadron
HMS Liverpool
Battles/warsFalklands War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Spouse(s)Jane Susan Bradshaw
Other workGlass Engraver
Websitegrenier.co.uk/glass/

Educated at Montpelier School in Paignton and Blundell's School in Tiverton, Grenier joined the Royal Navy in 1952.[1] He served as commanding officer of the submarine HMS Ambush in the Far East from 1964 to 1966. From 1968 to 1970 he was executive officer of the nuclear submarine HMS Resolution, a position for which it was a prerequisite to have fully qualified to command a nuclear submarine. Following his service in Resolution he was appointed commanding officer of the [Submarine] Commanding Officers Qualifying Course (COCOQC), a position known as 'Teacher', remaining such until serving as commanding officer of the nuclear submarine HMS Valiant from 1973 to 1975. In 1977 he was appointed commanding officer of the nuclear submarine HMS Churchill and also as Captain of the 3rd Submarine Squadron and in that role took part in the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Fleet Review in June 1977.[2] He went on to be commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Liverpool and the 3rd Destroyer Squadron in May 1981.[3]

After that he became Captain of the Fleet, Home Fleet in October 1983, Chief of Staff Naval Home Command in December 1985 and Flag Officer Submarines in May 1987 before retiring in September 1989.[4] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 17 June 1989.[5]

Grenier is credited with having designed the 'dolphin badge' worn by qualified submariners in the Royal Navy.[6] In retirement he became a glass engraver.[7][8]

Family

In 1957 Grenier married Jane Susan Bradshaw; they have two sons and one daughter.[1]

References
  1. Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
  2. "All Shipshape and Pompey Fashion". June 1977. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. "Captains commanding Royal Navy Warships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  4. "Senior Royal Navy Appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  5. "No. 51772". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 1989. p. 2.
  6. "Navy Victoria Australia Newsletter, March 2014" (PDF).
  7. "Diners raise £3,000 for veterans' health charity". Western Gazette. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  8. "Grenier Glass". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
Richard Heaslip		 Flag Officer Submarines
1987–1989		 Succeeded by
Sir John Coward
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