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Sarah West (born 1972) is a retired Royal Navy officer, the first woman to be appointed to command a major warship in the Royal Navy.

West was born in Lincolnshire and studied mathematics at the University of Hertfordshire before entering Britannia Royal Naval College in September 1995. She joined the Royal Navy as a warfare officer. She also took a law degree whilst on active service in the Middle East and is an expert in large-scale naval planning, mine clearance, weapons systems and underwater warfare. She was trained on HMS Battleaxe, {{HMS|Sandown|M101|6}} and {{HMS|Sheffield|F96|6}}, deployed in the Persian Gulf. West went on to join the minesweeper {{HMS|Cottesmore|M32|6}} as a navigator in 1997, and later served as officer of the watch of HMS Sheffield and navigating officer of {{HMS|Somerset|F82|6}}.[1]

West went on to complete the Principal Warfare Officers’ course, specialising in underwater warfare, and joined {{HMS|Cornwall|F99|6}} in 2003. She became Operations Officer in {{HMS|Norfolk|F230|6}} in 2004, and spent some time as the ship's executive officer. She was with Commander Amphibious Task Group from 2005 as the underwater warfare specialist, then at Permanent Joint Headquarters at Northwood from 2007, followed by work with the Middle East Operations Team.[1] West went on to command several of the ships of the First Mine Counter Measures Squadron between April 2009 and December 2011, {{HMS|Ramsey|M110|6}}, {{HMS|Penzance|M106|6}}, {{HMS|Pembroke|M107|6}} and {{HMS|Shoreham|M112|6}}. She has also worked on the co-ordination and logistics of the evacuation of UK citizens during the 2006 Lebanon War, naval operations at the time of the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence and the British naval contribution to the Iraq War. She was promoted to commander in January 2012.[1]

In May 2012 West assumed command of HMS Portland, a Type 23 frigate.[2][3] West left the ship during a seven-month deployment to the Caribbean in mid-2014, after allegations that she had had an affair with one of her officers.[4] The Royal Navy was reported to be investigating the allegations.[5] On 8 August 2014 the Navy announced that West had been removed from command, citing an "internal matter", and that she would be reappointed to another post.[6]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/~/media/royal%20navy%20responsive/documents/profiles/west%20sarah.pdf|title= Sarah West|publisher= MOD|work= royalnavy.mod.uk|date= 26 July 2014|accessdate=26 July 2014}}
2. ^"[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/may/22/first-woman-to-command-royal-navy-frigate First woman to command Royal Navy frigate takes helm]". 22 May 2012. The Guardian
3. ^{{cite press release | title=First woman to command a major Navy warship takes up post | url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/PressCentre/PressReleases/0672012FirstWomanToCommandAMajorNavyWarshipTakesUpPost.htm | publisher=Ministry of Defence(UK) | accessdate=30 May 2012 | date=22 May 2012}}
4. ^{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28500346|title= First female Navy commander leaves ship amid affair claim|publisher= BBC|work= BBC News|date= 26 July 2014|accessdate=26 July 2014}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=Navy warship commander leaves ship over affair claims|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/26/navy-warship-commander-leaves-ship-affair-claims-sarah-west|accessdate=28 July 2014|work=The Guardian|date=26 July 2014}}
6. ^{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28700446|title= First female navy commander removed after affair claim|publisher= BBC|work= BBC News|date= 8 August 2014|accessdate=8 August 2014}}

External links

  • {{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/aug/08/royal-navy-first-female-commander|title= Royal Navy appoints first female warship commander|publisher= Guardian Media Group|work= The Guardian|first= Martin|last= Wainwright|date= 8 August 2011|accessdate=9 August 2011}}
  • {{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-14451761|title= Royal Navy appoints first woman warship commander|publisher= BBC|work= BBC News|date= 8 August 2011|accessdate=8 August 2011}}
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