| 词条 | John Stevens (Royal Navy officer) |
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|name= Sir John Stevens |birth_date=1 June 1900 |death_date=10 December 1989 (aged 89) |birth_place= |death_place= |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom |serviceyears= 1918 - 1956 |rank= Vice Admiral |branch= Royal Navy |commands=HMS Cleopatra {{HMS|Implacable|R86|6}} Home Fleet Training Squadron Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station |unit= |battles=World War I World War II |awards=Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |laterwork= }} Vice Admiral Sir John Felgate Stevens KBE CB (1 June 1900 – 10 December 1989) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station. Naval careerStevens joined the Royal Navy in 1918 and served in the closing stages of World War I.[1] After the War he went to King's College, Cambridge and then specialised in navigation.[1] He also served in World War II as captain of HMS Cleopatra from August 1942 to July 1943[2] and then became Director of Plans at the Admiralty in 1946.[1] He was given command of {{HMS|Implacable|R86|6}} in 1948 and then became Director of Naval Training in 1949.[1] He was appointed Chief of Staff to the Head of British Joint Services Mission to Washington D. C. in 1950 and Flag Officer, Home Fleet Training Squadron in 1952.[1] He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic in 1953. He retired in 1956.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{succession box|title=Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station|before=Sir William Andrewes|after=Sir John Eaton|years=1953–1955}}{{end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Stevens, John}}2. ^HMS Cleopatra (33) U-Boat.net 6 : 1900 births|1989 deaths|Alumni of King's College, Cambridge|Companions of the Order of the Bath|Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire|Royal Navy admirals |
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