William Staveley (Royal Navy officer), Date of Birth, Date of Death

William Staveley (Royal Navy officer)

Royal Navy officer

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1928

Date of Death: 13-Oct-1997

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Doveton Minet Staveley (10 November 1928 – 13 October 1997) was a Royal Navy officer.
Staveley saw service as a minesweeper commander on coastal patrol during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation before commanding a frigate and then an aircraft carrier and ultimately achieving higher command in the Navy.
He served as First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff in the late 1980s.
In that role he fought hard for a fleet large enough to meet NATO commitments.