Rear-Admiral Derek James Anthony (2 November 1947 − 19 March 2019) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.
Naval career Anthony joined the Royal Navy in 1966.Association of Royal Navy Officers After qualifying as a submariner and being given command of the submarines HMS Onslaught and then HMS Warspite, he became captain of the frigate HMS Cumberland in 1991.Captains of Royal Navy Warships Anthony was appointed director of Naval Service Conditions at the Ministry of Defence in 1993; Deputy Flag Officer Submarines in 1996; and, naval attaché in Washington D. C. in 1997, before becoming Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in 2000 and retiring in 2003.Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie
In retirement, Anthony became clerk of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.
Family He was married to Denyse and had two married daughters. He died on 19 March 2019, aged 71.
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