Rear Admiral
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Roger Stewart Ainsley (born September 1950) is a former
Royal Navy
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officer who served as
Flag Officer Sea Training.
Naval career
Ainsley became commanding officer of the
destroyer
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larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
HMS ''Exeter'' in 1988, commanding officer of the destroyer
HMS ''Liverpool'' and commander of the
3rd Destroyer Squadron in July 1995 and Chief of Staff to the Commander, Surface Flotilla in 2000.
He went on to be Commodore, Portsmouth Flotilla in March 2002 and
Flag Officer Sea Training in April 2004 before retiring in June 2006.
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In 2012, Ainsley attempted to become the ]Conservative Party
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Political parties called The Conservative P ...
candidate for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner
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.
References
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1950 births
Living people
Royal Navy rear admirals
Conservative Party (UK) politicians