Mark Stanhope
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| Mark Stanhope | |
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 Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope |
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1970 - |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Commander-in-Chief Fleet HMS Illustrious HMS London HMS Splendid HMS Orpheus |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope KCB, OBE is the current Commander-in-Chief Fleet of the Royal Navy and Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom.
Educated at St Peter's College, Oxford Stanhope joined the Royal Navy in 1970.
He commanded the submarines HMS Orpheus from 1981 to 1983 and HMS Splendid from 1986 to 1989. He then went on to command the frigate HMS London from 1991 to 1993 and subsequently the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious from 1998 to 2000 during which time that ship was deployed on operational patrol off Sierra Leone.
He was Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation at NATO from 2005 to 2007.
He took up his present appointment in November 2007.
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| Preceded by Sir James Burnell-Nugent |
Commander-in-Chief Fleet 2007 – present |
Incumbent |
