John Fieldhouse, Baron Fieldhouse

John Fieldhouse, Baron Fieldhouse

Infobox Military Person
name= Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Fieldhouse
lived= 12 February 1928 – 17 February 1992
placeofbirth= Leeds, England
placeofdeath=


caption= The then Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse
(Crown Copyright)
nickname=
allegiance= flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom
serviceyears= 1941 - 1988
rank= Admiral of the Fleet
branch=
branch
commands=Chief of the Defence Staff
First Sea Lord
Commander-in-Chief Fleet
unit=
battles=Falklands War
awards=Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
laterwork=

Admiral of the Fleet John David Elliott Fieldhouse, Baron Fieldhouse GCB, GBE (12 February 1928 – 17 February 1992) was a high ranking officer in the Royal Navy.

Naval career

John Fieldhouse started his career at Britannia Royal Naval College in 1941. In 1956 he took command of his first submarine, HMS "Acheron", and went on to command the submarines HMS "Tiptoe", HMS "Walrus" and HMS "Dreadnought". He subsequently commanded HMS "Diomede", a Frigate [http://www.diomede.demon.co.uk/homepag6.htm HMS Diomede Biography] ] .

He became Flag Officer Second Flotilla in 1974, Flag Officer Submarines in 1976, Controller of the Navy in 1979 and Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1981.

As Commander in Chief Fleet, he was the Commander of the Task Force (designated Task Force 317), given responsibility for "Operation Corporate", the mission to recover the Falkland Islands.

He served as First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff from 1982 to 1985 and Chief of the Defence Staff from 1985 to 1988.

Later life

He retired in 1988 and was made a life peer as Baron Fieldhouse, of Gosport in the County of Hampshire in 1990. In retirement he became a consultant to Vosper Thornycroft plc.

In popular culture

Fieldhouse was portrayed by Tom Chadbon in the 2002 BBC production of Ian Curteis's controversial "The Falklands Play".

References

Further reading

* "The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 - 1995", Heathcote T. A., Pen & Sword Ltd, 2002, ISBN 0 85052 835 6


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