James Burnell-Nugent
Sir James Burnell-Nugent | |
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| Born | November 20, 1949 |
| Allegiance |  Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1971 - 2007 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Olympus HMS Conqueror HMS Brilliant HMS Invincible Naval Home Command Fleet |
| Battles/wars | Kosovo War Iraq War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Admiral Sir James Michael Burnell-Nugent KCB, CBE, ADC (born 20 November 1949) was the Commander-in-Chief Fleet of the Royal Navy.
Early life
He attended Stowe School in Buckinghamshire then went to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Naval career
Burnell-Nugent joined the Royal Navy in 1971[1] after reading Mathematics at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
He commanded the conventional submarine HMS Olympus from 1978 and the nuclear powered submarine HMS Conqueror from 1984,[1] carrying out many Cold War patrols. In command of the frigate HMS Brilliant from 1992, he was involved in the early stages of the Bosnia Crisis.[1] He was in command of the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible when she made two joint operational deployments to the Gulf for air operations over Iraq and then conducted further air operations during the Kosovo War.[1] He was Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff from 1999 to 2001.[1] As Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces from 2001 to 2002, he was Maritime Commander of the UK Joint Force and the Deputy Maritime Commander of the Coalition for the first 6 months of the War in Afghanistan.[1]
On promotion to Vice Admiral, he took up the post of Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command in 2003.[1] On 15 November 2005, he was promoted to Admiral and took up his position as Commander-in-Chief Fleet.[1] He also held the honorary position of Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2007.[2] He retired in 2008.[1]
He stood down from this position in November 2007 in which he was replaced by Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope. He now runs Orchard Leadership.[3]
He was awarded the CBE in 1999 and KCB in 2004.[1]
Personal life
He married Henrietta Marie Woods in 1973. They have three sons and a daughter.