John Stevens (Royal Navy officer)

Sir John Stevens
Born	1900
Died	1989
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1918 - 1956
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	HMS Cleopatra HMS Implacable Home Fleet Training Squadron Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath

Vice Admiral Sir John Felgate Stevens KBE CB (1900–1989) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station.

Naval career

Stevens joined the Royal Navy in 1918 and served in the closing stages of World War I.^[1] After the War he went to King's College, Cambridge and then specialised in navigation.^[1]

He also served in World War II as captain of HMS Cleopatra from August 1942 to July 1943^[2] and then became Director of Plans at the Admiralty in 1946.^[1] He was given command of HMS Implacable in 1948 and then became Director of Naval Training in 1949.^[1] He was appointed Chief of Staff to the Head of British Joint Services Mission to Washington D. C. in 1950 and Flag Officer, Home Fleet Training Squadron in 1952.^[1] He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic in 1953. He retired in 1956.^[1]

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