Vice Admiral

Vice Admiral (Royal Navy)

Vice admiral is a flag officer rank of the British Royal Navy. It equates to the NATO rank code OF-8 and is immediately superior to rear admiral and is subordinate to the full admiral rank.The Royal Navy has had vice admirals since at least the 16th century...

 Sir (John) Anthony (Rose) Troup KCB

Order of the Bath

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 DSC

Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)

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 & Bar

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 (18 July 1921 – 8 July 2008) was the last Commander-in-Chief

Commander-in-Chief

A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...

 Far East Fleet.

Naval career

Troup joined the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 in 1934. He served in World War II

World War II

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 initially in the submarine HMS Turbulent

HMS Turbulent (N98)

HMS Turbulent was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow and launched in May 1942.-Career:Turbulent spent most of her career serving in the Mediterranean...

 and then, from September 1943, as Commanding Officer

Commanding officer

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 of the submarine HMS Strongbow. In January 1945 HMS Strongbow was badly battered by Japan

Japan

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ese depth charge

Depth charge

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s.

He was appointed second-in-command of the carrier HMS Victorious

HMS Victorious (R38)

HMS Victorious was the second Illustrious-class aircraft carrier ordered under the 1936 Naval Programme. She was laid down at the Vickers-Armstrong shipyard at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1937 and launched two years later in 1939...

 in 1956, Commanding Officer of the 3rd Submarine Squadron in 1961 and then Captain of the ship HMS Intrepid

HMS Intrepid (L11)

HMS Intrepid was one of two Fearless class amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Navy. A Landing Platform Dock , she served from 1967 until 1999...

 in 1966.

He went on to be Flag Officer Sea Training in 1969 and was the last Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet in 1971. He was made Flag Officer, Submarines in 1972 and Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland

The Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland is a senior post in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. It is based at HM Naval Base Clyde and the holder of the post is the Royal Navy’s senior officer in Scotland with representational duties everywhere north of the M4. The...

 in 1974. He retired in 1977.

In retirement he became Vice-Chairman and Group Managing Director of the shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft.

Family

In 1943 he married Joy Gordon-Smith: by his first marriage he had two sons and a daughter. In 1953 he married Cordelia Hope: they also had two sons and a daughter.