John McAnally

Vice Admiral John Henry Stuart McAnally, CB, LVO (born 9 April 1945) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 1998 to 2001.

John McAnally
Born	9 April 1945 Epsom, Surrey
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1964–2001
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies Flag Officer, Training and Recruitment 6th Frigate Squadron HMS Hermione HMS Ariadne HMS Alacrity HMS Torquay
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order

Naval career

McAnally was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy on 1 September 1964.[1] He served on HMY Britannia from 1980 and commanded successively the frigates HMS Torquay and HMS Alacrity from 1984.[2] He then became Commanding Officer successively of the frigates HMS Ariadne and HMS Hermione as well as captain of the 6th Frigate Squadron from 1987.[2] He went on to be Assistant Director of Naval Plans in 1989, Director of Naval Logistics Policy in 1993 and Director of Naval Staff Duties in 1994.[2] After that he became Flag Officer, Training and Recruitment in 1996 and Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1998 before he retired in 2001.[2]

Retirement

In retirement McAnally became an advisor to Flagship Training and chairman of the Naval and Military Club in London.[2][3]

References

1. "No. 44145". The London Gazette. 18 October 1966. p. 11246.
2. Debrett's People of Today
3. "You've got the superyacht with pool, helipad, minisub and missiles. Now get the Royal Navy to train the crew". The Times. London. 1 March 2008.