Allegiance United Kingdom Education Pangbourne College Years of service 1951–1990 Awards Order of the Bath | Name John Webster Service/branch Royal Navy Role Royal Navy officer Rank Vice admiral | |
Commands held HMS Argonaut
HMS Cleopatra
Flag Officer, Plymouth | ||
Vice Admiral Sir John Morrison Webster KCB (born 3 November 1932) is a former Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.
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Naval career
Educated at Pangbourne College, Webster joined the Royal Navy in 1951. He became Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Argonaut in 1970, Liaison Officer in Ottawa in 1974 and Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Cleopatra in 1977. He was appointed Director of Naval Warfare at the Ministry of Defence in 1980, Flag Officer Sea Training in 1982 and Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1984. He went on to be Flag Officer, Plymouth and Admiral Superintendent at Devonport in 1987 before retiring in 1990.
In retirement he became a landscape and marine painter.
Family
In 1962 he married Valerie Anne Villiers, daughter of Admiral Sir Michael Villiers; they had one son and two daughters.