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Jeremy Blackham
Born(1943-09-10)10 September 1943(age 81)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1961–2002
RankVice Admiral
CommandsRoyal Naval College, Greenwich
HMSArk Royal
HMSNottingham
HMSAshanti
HMSBeachampton
Battles/warsBosnian War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Vice AdmiralSir Jeremy Joe Blackham,KCB(born 10 September 1943) is a formerRoyal Navyofficer who served asDeputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet.

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Blackham joined theRoyal Navyin 1961.[1]He becamecommanding officersuccessively of theTon-class minesweeperHMSBeachampton,thefrigateHMSAshantiand then thedestroyerHMSNottingham.[1]He was appointed Director of theRoyal Navy Staff Collegein 1986, Director of Naval Plans at theMinistry of Defencein 1989 and then Commanding Officer of theaircraft carrierHMSArk Royal,which was deployed in theAdriatic Seaat the start of theBosnian Warin 1992, before becoming Chief of Staff atNaval Home Commandin 1993.[2]He went on to be Director-General of Naval Personnel Strategy at the Ministry of Defence before being madeAssistant Chief of the Naval Staff(and, concurrently, President of theRoyal Naval College, Greenwich) in 1995.[1]His last appointments were asDeputy Commander-in-Chief Fleetin 1997 and thenDeputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability)in 1999 before retiring in 2002.[1]

In retirement Blackham became UK President ofEADS,the defence contractor.[3]Since January 2003 he has served as editor ofThe Naval Review.[4]

References

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  1. ^abcd"Jeremy Blackham".Aviamediatech.Archived fromthe originalon 26 April 2012.
  2. ^Mackie, Colin."Royal Navy Senior Appointments"(PDF).gulabin.com.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 15 March 2012.
  3. ^"The RDS Interview – Sir Jeremy Blackham"(PDF).RUSI Defence Systems.7(2).Royal United Services Institute.15 November 2004. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 April 2012.
  4. ^"History".The Naval Review.Archived fromthe originalon 6 February 2017.Retrieved22 September2016.
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Military offices
Preceded by Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
1995–1997 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fleet
1997–1999 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Equipment Capability)
1999–2002 		Succeeded by
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