David Russell
BornLeeds
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1972
RankCommodore
Commands heldHMS Vanguard
Other workChief executive of The Harpur Trust

Commodore David John Russell is a former Royal Navy officer.

Naval career

Russell attended Leeds Central High School[1] and joined the Royal Navy on 1 September 1972.[2] He was the first commanding officer of the United Kingdom's first Trident missile submarine, HMS Vanguard, after it was launched in 1992.[3] He attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1995 and undertook the Higher Command and Staff Course in 1998.[1]

He led the UK effort to rescue survivors from the sunken Russian submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea in 2000.[4] After completing the Financial Seminar for Senior Managers at London Business School in May 2002, he joined the Harpur Trust as Chief Executive in 2002. He gained a first class honours degree in law with the Open University in 2003.[1]

He lives with his wife, Kathy.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "David Russell" (PDF). The Harpur Trust. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ^ "No. 46398". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 November 1974. p. 10996.
  3. ^ "Two nuclear submarines collide - The tenth HMS Vanguard (S28)". India Voice.info. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Kursk Bodies Recovery Planned". BBC News. 22 August 2000. Retrieved 10 November 2010.


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