Peter Buchanan (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Peter Buchanan
Born 14 May 1925
Midhurst
Died 23 November 2011(2011-11-23) (aged 86)[1]
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Navy
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands held HMS Endurance
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Vice Admiral Sir Peter William Buchanan KBE (14 May 1925 – 23 November 2011) was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.

Early life

Born in Midhurst, West Sussex, he was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Buchanan and Gwendolen Isobel (née Hunt). He was educated at Malvern College.[2]

Buchanan was given command of HMS Endurance in 1968.[3] He proved that the route now known as the Buchanan Passage can be used to reach Marguerite Bay from the North.[3] He became Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord in 1970 and, having been promoted to Rear Admiral, became Naval Secretary in 1976.[4] Following promotion to Vice Admiral, he was appointed Chief of Staff, Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe in 1979.[4] He retired in 1982.[5]

In 1996 he became Master of the Guild of Freemen of the City of London.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "BUCHANAN - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements". Announcements.telegraph.co.uk. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  2. ↑ Royal Indian Navy (RIN) Officers (1939–1945) : Profile of Sir Peter Buchanan.
  3. 1 2 Australian Antarctic Data Centre
  4. 1 2 Senior Royal Navy Appointments
  5. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1983
  6. ↑ Guild of Freemen of the City of London
Military offices
Preceded by
John Forbes		 Naval Secretary
1976–1978 		Succeeded by
Paul Greening
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