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Peter Francis ("Frank") Grenier CB (born 27 August 1934) is a former

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officer who served as Flag Officer Submarines.

Naval career

Educated at Montpelier School in

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and

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in Tiverton, Grenier joined the

in 1952.''

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, 2010, He served as commanding officer of the

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HMS ''Ambush'' in the

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from 1964 to 1966. From 1968 to 1970 he was

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of the

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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 ubmarineCommanding 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

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and in that role took part in the Queen's Silver Jubilee Fleet Review in June 1977. He went on to be commanding officer of the

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HMS ''Liverpool'' and the 3rd Destroyer Squadron in May 1981. After that he became

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in October 1983, Chief of Staff Naval Home Command in December 1985 and Flag Officer Submarines in May 1987 before retiring in September 1989. He was appointed a

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on 17 June 1989. Grenier is credited with having designed the 'dolphin badge' worn by qualified submariners in the Royal Navy. In retirement he became a

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Family

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

References

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