Terence Lewin, Baron Lewin
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| Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Lewin | |
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| 19 November 1920 – 23 January 1999 | |
 Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Lewin Crown Copyright |
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| Place of birth | Dover, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1939 - 1982 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Battles/wars | World War II, Falklands War |
| Awards | KG, GCB, LVO,DSC |
Admiral of the Fleet Terence Thornton Lewin, Baron Lewin, KG, GCB, LVO, DSC (19 November 1920 - 23 January 1999) was an Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy.
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[edit] Naval career
Educated at The Judd School in Tonbridge he entered the Navy in 1939. He spent much of World War II on HMS Ashanti: he served with distinction being mentioned in dispatches three times and being awarded the DSC[1].
He was given command of HMS Corunna in 1955, HM Yacht Britannia in 1957, HMS Urchin in 1962, HMS Tenby in 1963 and HMS Hermes in 1966[2].
He was appointed Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in 1968 and Flag Officer Second in Command Far East Fleet in 1969. In 1971 he became Vice Chief of the Naval Staff and in 1973 he went on to be Commander-in-Chief Fleet[3].
He was appointed First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff in 1977. He was Chief of the Defence Staff and member of the War Cabinet during the Falklands War[4] and it was for this role and also his longer term contribution to the restructuring of the Armed Forces in the 1980s that he was created a life peer, as Baron Lewin, of Greenwich in Greater London, and appointed a Knight of the Garter. He has been called one of the greatest military leaders of the late 20th century.
Lord Lewin had a building named after him at the maritime warfare school, H.M.S Dryad.
[edit] Later career
He retired from service in late 1982 and went on to Chair the Trustees of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London. He died at home in January 1999.
[edit] References
- ^ Family biography
- ^ Heathcote, Anthony pg 157
- ^ Heathcote, Anthony pg 158
- ^ Heathcote, Anthony pg 158
[edit] Further reading
- Lewin of Greenwich, Rear-Admiral J. Richard Hill, Weidenfeld Military, 2000, ISBN 978 030435 329 3
- The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 - 1995, Heathcote T. A., Pen & Sword Ltd, 2002, ISBN 0 85052 835 6
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Edward Ashmore |
First Sea Lord 1977–1979 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Leach |
| Preceded by Sir Neil Cameron |
Chief of the Defence Staff 1979–1982 |
Succeeded by Sir Edwin Bramall |
