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James Parkin

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James Parkin
James Parkin
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1997–present
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldHMS Ranger
HMS Montrose
HMS Bulwark
Battles/warsIraq War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire

Rear Admiral James Miles Benjamin Parkin, CBE is a senior Royal Navy officer.

Naval career[edit]

Educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford (BA natural sciences, 1997), King's College London (MA defence studies, 2011),[1] and the Britannia Royal Naval College, Parkin joined the Royal Navy after university.[2] After commanding the patrol vessel, HMS Ranger, he became commanding officer of the frigate HMS Montrose in 2012 and of the assault ship, HMS Bulwark in 2015.[3] He went on to become Commander Littoral Strike Group in May 2018 and, concurrently, commander of the International Maritime Security Construct in January 2020.[4] After that he became Assistant Chief of Staff for Joint Plans at Permanent Joint Headquarters in April 2020 and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability) as well as Controller of the Navy in August 2021.[5]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours.[6]

He is a member and steward of the Worshipful Company of Distillers, a livery company of the City of London.[7]

References[edit]

  1. "Parkin, Rear Adm. James, Director Develop and Controller of the Navy, since 2021." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2023
  2. "James Parkin". DSEI. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. "HMS Bulwark launches into 2016". Royal Navy. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  4. "IMSC Holds Virtual Change of Command Ceremony". United States Central Command. 30 April 2020.
  5. Mackie, Colin (July 2018). "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin. C. Mackie. p. 9. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B6.
  7. "HMS MONTROSE Decommissioning Ceremony – 17th April 2023 | The Worshipful Company of Distillers". 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
Military offices
Preceded by
Andrew Burns
Controller of the Navy
2021–Present
Incumbent


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