Vice Admiral Jocelyn Stuart Cambridge Salter DSO & Bar

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(24 November 1901 – 27 May 1989) was a Royal Navy officer who became

Flag Officer, Malta Malta Dockyard was an important naval base in the Grand Harbour in Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. The infrastructure which is still in operation is now operated by Palumbo Shipyards. History Pre-1800 The Knights of Malta established dockyard f ...

Naval career

Salter joined the Royal Navy in 1915 and served in the First World War. He also served in the Second World War becoming commanding officer of the

destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...

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. 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. 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 A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles. The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hu ...

HMS ''Jamaica'' in March 1950. After that he became

in September 1952 and Admiral Superintendent,

HMNB Portsmouth His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNB Portsmouth) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Devonport). Portsmouth Naval Base is part of the city of Portsmouth; it is lo ...

in October 1954.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salter, Jocelyn 1901 births 1989 deaths Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Officers of the Order of the British Empire