Jonathan Tod
Sir Jonathan Tod | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 1939 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1959 - 1997 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Brighton HMS Fife HMS Illustrious |
| Battles/wars | Falklands War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Vice Admiral Sir Jonathan James Richard Tod KCB CBE (born 26 March 1939) is a former Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet.
Educated Gordonstoun and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth,[1] Tod joined the Royal Navy in 1959[2] and qualified as a naval pilot.[3] He went on to command the frigate HMS Brighton and the destroyer HMS Fife.[4] As a captain, Tod later saw action in the Falklands War for which he was awarded the CBE[5] and after that commanded the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (in which role he led the operation to recover survivors following the blowout of the Odyssey Oil Platform in 1988).[4][6] He became Flag Officer Portsmouth in 1989 and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet in 1994 before retiring in 1997.[7]
References
- ^ Burke's Peerage
- ^ "No. 42316". The London Gazette. 31 March 1961.
- ^ The 1995 PBS documentary People's Century (Tod was interviewed in 1967)
- ^ a b Navy's bicentennial marred by pull-out Royal Gazette, 9 February 1995
- ^ British Medals - Falklands War
- ^ Ocean Odyssey Oil Rig Fire
- ^ Royal Navy Senior Appointments