| Sir Clement Moody | |
| Birth Date: | 31 May 1891 |
| Birth Place: | Frensham, Surrey, England |
| Death Place: | Fleet, Hampshire, England |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | Royal Navy |
| Serviceyears: | 1904–1948 |
| Rank: | Admiral |
| Commands: | South Atlantic (1946–48) East Indies Fleet (1945–46) Eastern Fleet Aircraft Carriers (1943–44) Home Fleet Aircraft Carriers (1943) Rear Admiral, Naval Air Stations (1941–43) (1937–39) (1934–35) |
| Battles: | First World War Second World War |
| Awards: | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches (3) |
Admiral Sir Clement Moody, (31 May 1891 – 6 July 1960) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Fleet, from 1945 to 1946 and Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic, from 1946 to 1948.
Moody was appointed a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1911. He served in the First World War and, in 1935, was given command of .[1] He commanded the aircraft carrier from 1937.[1]
Moody served in the Second World War as Director of the Naval Air Division and then as second-in-command of Naval Air Stations in 1941.[1] He was made second-in-command of Aircraft Carriers in Home Waters in 1943; in April 1944 he took part in Operation Cockpit, a bombing raid on Japanese port and oil facilities on Sabang Island (off the northern tip of Sumatra).[2]
Moody went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Fleet, from 15 December 1945 to 8 March 1946.[3] [4] [5] His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic, in 1946; he retired in 1948.[1]
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