Vice-Admiral Sir David Worthington Brown (28 November 1927 – 13 July 2005) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer, Plymouth.

Naval career

Educated in HMS ''Conway'', Brown joined the Royal Navy in June 1945.Debrett's People of Today 1994 After commanding four minesweepers, he took over the

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HMS ''Cavendish'', then successively the

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s HMS ''Falmouth'' and HMS ''Hermione'' and finally the

HMS ''Bristol''. He became He was appointed Director of Naval Operations and Trade under the Ministry of Defence Naval Staff in 1972, Director of Officer Appointments (Executive) in 1976 and

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in 1980. In this capacity he was responsible for briefing senior naval officers and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the planning for the

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.Obituary: Vice-Admiral Sir David Brown
''The Telegraph'', 21 July 2005 He went on to be Flag Officer, Plymouth and Admiral Superintendent at Devonport in 1982 before retiring in 1985. In retirement he became a consultant to the insurance brokers, Hogg Group and Chairman of the Governors of Broadmoor Hospital.

Family

In 1958 he married Etienne Hester Boileau; they had three daughters.

References

1927 births 2005 deaths Royal Navy vice admirals Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath People educated aboard HMS Conway Royal Navy personnel of the Falklands War {{UK-navy-bio-stub