Ian Powe
Ian Wilton Powe (17 October 1932 – 2 September 2017) was a Royal Navy officer who developed new techniques for tracking submarines during the Cold War.[1] He commanded HMS Yarmouth during the "Cod War".[2]
He was later director of the Gas Consumers' Council for ten years and served as churchwarden at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. There he was arrested in connection with the alleged blackmailing of a homosexual priest but was released without charge and later received an apology from the Metropolitan Police.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Captain Ian Powe | Register". The Times & The Sunday Times. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Gay London vicar blackmailed by online friend". The Register. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "'Homophobic' C of E blamed as vicar quits". The Independent. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "The case of the missing vicar | The Guardian | guardian.co.uk". theguardian.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Ian Powe Obituary - London, City of London | The Times". legacy.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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