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Varyl Begg

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Royal Navy admiral of the fleet (1908-1995)

United KingdomLived 1908 to 1995 · aged 86
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Varyl Cargill Begg, was a Royal Navy officer. He fought in the Second World War as gunnery officer on a cruiser taking part in the North Atlantic convoys, the Norwegian campaign and the occupation of Iceland and then as gunnery officer on a battleship operating in the Mediterranean Fleet...

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The Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto firing upon the Allied cruisers during the Battle of Cape MatapanThe Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto firing upon the Allied cruisers during the Battle of Cape MatapanThe aircraft carrier HMS Invincible, the first of the "through-deck cruisers" that Begg advocated as First Sea LordThe aircraft carrier HMS Invincible, the first of the "through-deck cruisers" that Begg advocated as First Sea Lord

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Distinguished Service Order

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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Varyl Cargill Begg, was a Royal Navy officer. He fought in the Second World War as gunnery officer on a cruiser taking part in the North Atlantic convoys, the Norwegian campaign and the occupation of Iceland and then as gunnery officer on a battleship operating in the Mediterranean Fleet during the Battle of Cape Matapan. After that he commanded a destroyer during the Korean War and was Commander-in-Chief of Far East Command during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation. He was First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in the late 1960s. In that role he vehemently opposed plans to introduce large new aircraft carriers and instead managed to persuade the British Government to develop the design for three small "through-deck cruisers".

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Lived 1908 to 1995 · aged 86
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