Robert Tarrant
Rear Admiral Tarrant in 2014
Born1961 (age 62–63)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1979–2017
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldCommander Operations
Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces
HMS Endurance
HMS Talent
Battles/warsFalklands War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Rear Admiral Robert Kenneth Tarrant, CB (born 1961) is a retired Royal Navy officer who served as Commander Operations from 2015 to 2017.

Naval career

Educated at Cheltenham College, Tarrant joined the Royal Navy in 1979 and saw action in the destroyer HMS Antrim during the Falklands War in 1982.[1] He was promoted to commander on 30 June 1997, and given command of the submarine HMS Talent.[2] After promotion to captain on 30 June 2004,[3] he took command of the patrol ship HMS Endurance in 2007. Promoted to commodore on 27 November 2008,[4] he went on to be Director of Naval Staff in December 2008. He remained the post until August 2011.[1] After attending the Royal College of Defence Studies, he became Commander of Combined Task Force 150, responsible for maritime security from the Red Sea to the Gulf of Oman, in September 2012,[5] and was promoted to rear admiral on 14 January 2013,[6] as he became Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces as well as fulfilling the role of Operation Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta.[1] He served as Commander Operations from October 2015 to October 2017.[7] He retired from the Navy on 11 May 2018.[8]

Tarrant was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Chain of Command EU Naval Force
  2. ^ "No. 54820". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 June 1997. p. 7549.
  3. ^ "No. 57345". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 July 2004. p. 8387.
  4. ^ "No. 58900". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 December 2008. p. 18717.
  5. ^ Up and out : Promotions, retirements, new posts for senior UK military personnel December 2011 Defence Viewpoints, December 2012
  6. ^ "No. 60398". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 January 2013. p. 1159.
  7. ^ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  8. ^ "No. 62328". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 June 2018. p. 10857.
  9. ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B2.
Military offices Preceded byDuncan Potts Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces 2013–2014 Succeeded byTony Radakin Preceded byMatt Parr Commander Operations 2015–2017 Succeeded byPaul Halton


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