Andrew Mathews (Royal Navy officer) explained

Sir Andrew Mathews
Birth Date:27 June 1958
Birth Place:Stanford le Hope, Essex
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Rank:Vice Admiral
Branch: Royal Navy
Commands:HM Naval Base Devonport
Awards:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Vice Admiral Sir Andrew David Hugh Mathews KCB FREng[1] (born 27 June 1958) is a senior Royal Navy officer who was Chief of Materiél (Fleet), Royal Navy.

Naval career

Mathews served as commander of HM Naval Base Devonport.[2] Promoted to rear admiral, Mathews was appointed Director-General Nuclear and Controller of the Navy in 2006.[3] He went on to be Director-General Submarines in 2007[4] and then, following promotion to vice admiral, Mathews was appointed Chief of Materiel (Fleet) and Chief of Fleet Support in 2009,[5] a post he stood down from in December 2013.[6]

Having been appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2008 New Year Honours, Mathews was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2013 New Year Honours.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Fellows. 21 October 2014. 8 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160608094405/http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/people-council-committees/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows. dead.
  2. Web site: Berthing of HMS Vengeance . 8 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101205203130/http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/vengeance/Berthing.html . 5 December 2010 . usurped .
  3. Whitaker's Almanack 2007
  4. Whitaker's Almanack 2008
  5. Whitaker's Almanack 2010
  6. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/courtsocial/article3633934.ece Service Appointments: Royal Navy and British Army – The Times; Court and Social