William Staveley
Military Person
1928 – 1997
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Who was William Staveley?
Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Doveton Minet Staveley GCB, DL was a Royal Navy officer. Staveley saw service as a minesweeper commander on coastal patrol during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation before commanding a frigate and then an aircraft carrier and ultimately achieving higher command in the Navy. He served as First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff in the late 1980s. In that role he fought hard for a fleet large enough to meet NATO commitments.
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- Born
- Nov 10, 1928
- Education
- Britannia Royal Naval College
- Died
- Oct 13, 1997
Sevenoaks
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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