Jocelyn Salter

Vice Admiral Jocelyn Stuart Cambridge Salter DSO & Bar OBE (24 November 1901 – 27 May 1989) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Malta.

Jocelyn Salter
Born24 November 1901
Died27 May 1989 (1989-05-28) (aged 87)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldHMS Duncan
HMS Foresight
HMS Mackay
HMS Eglington
HMS Jamaica
Malta Dockyard
HMNB Portsmouth
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Salter joined the Royal Navy in 1915 and served in the First World War.[1] He also served in the Second World War becoming commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Duncan in January 1940, commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Foresight in January 1941 and Deputy Director of Training and Staff Duties at the Admiralty in August 1942.[2] He went on to be commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Mackay in June 1944 and commanding officer of the destroyer HMS Eglington in November 1944.[3]

After the War Salter became commanding officer of the RN Air Station at Sembawang in December 1945, Captain of HMNB Rosyth in March 1948 and commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Jamaica in March 1950.[4] After that he became Flag Officer, Malta in September 1952 and Admiral Superintendent, HMNB Portsmouth in October 1954.[2]

References
  1. "Jocelyn Salter". Unit histories. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. "Jocelyn Stuart Cambridge Salter". U Boat.net. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. "Captains commanding Royal Navy warships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
Geoffrey Hawkins		 Flag Officer, Malta
1952–1954		 Succeeded by
Wilfred Brittain
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