Admiral

Admiral (United Kingdom)

Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9, outranked only by the rank Admiral of the Fleet...

 Sir Hugo Moresby White GCB

Order of the Bath

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 CBE

Order of the British Empire

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 (born 22 October 1939) is a former Governor of Gibraltar

Governor of Gibraltar

The Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The Governor is appointed by the British Monarch on the advice of the British Government...

.

Naval career

Educated at the Dragon School

Dragon School

The Dragon School is a British coeducational, preparatory school in the city of Oxford, founded in 1877 as the Oxford Preparatory School, or OPS. It is primarily known as a boarding school, although it also takes day pupils...

 in Oxford

Oxford

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, the Nautical College, Pangbourne

Pangbourne College

Pangbourne College is a coeducational independent school located in the civil parish of Pangbourne, just South West of the village, in the English County of Berkshire....

 and the Britannia Royal Naval College

Britannia Royal Naval College

Britannia Royal Naval College is the initial officer training establishment of the Royal Navy, located on a hill overlooking Dartmouth, Devon, England. While Royal Naval officer training has taken place in the town since 1863, the buildings which are seen today were only finished in 1905, and...

, White was commissioned into the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 in 1960.

He was appointed Commanding Officer

Commanding officer

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 of the submarine, HMS Oracle

HMS Oracle (S16)

HMS Oracle was an Oberon-class submarine of the Royal Navy.She was built by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead and was laid down on 26 April 1960. She was launched on 26 September 1961 and commissioned on 14 February 1963. HMS Oracle was paid off on 18 September 1993....

, in 1970 and then went to teach at the Britannia Royal Naval College in 1971. He went on to be Commander Submarine Sea Training in 1973 and Commanding Officer of the frigate, HMS Salisbury

HMS Salisbury (F32)

HMS Salisbury was a Salisbury-class or Type 61 aircraft direction frigate of the British Royal Navy. She was built at Devonport Dockyard, laid down 1 January 1952, launched 25 June 1953, and completed 27 February 1957....

, in 1975 during the Cod Wars. He was made Captain Naval Plans in 1978 and Commanding Officer of the frigate, HMS Avenger

HMS Avenger (F185)

HMS Avenger was a Type 21 frigate of the Royal Navy. Built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, she was completed with Exocet launchers in 'B' position....

, as well as Captain 4th Frigate Squadron in 1980 and served in the Falklands War

Falklands War

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. He went to work for the Chief of Defence Staff

Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)

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 in 1982 and became Commanding Officer of the destroyer, HMS Bristol

HMS Bristol (D23)

HMS Bristol is a Type 82 destroyer, the only vessel of her class to be built for the Royal Navy. Originally intended as the first of a class of new large destroyers to escort the CVA-01 aircraft carriers projected to come into service in the early 1970s, Bristol turned out to be a unique ship...

, in 1985.

He was appointed Flag Officer Third Flotilla and Commander of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Striking Force in 1987. He was promoted to Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in 1988 and to Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland

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 as well as well as Commander Northern Atlantic in 1991. He became Commander-in-Chief Fleet

Commander-in-Chief Fleet

Commander-in-Chief Fleet is the admiral responsible for the operation, resourcing and training of the ships, submarines and aircraft, and personnel, of the British Royal Navy...

 in 1992 and then Governor of Gibraltar

Governor of Gibraltar

The Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The Governor is appointed by the British Monarch on the advice of the British Government...

in 1995.