| Derek Anthony | |
| Birth Date: | 2 November 1947 |
| Death Place: | Ashford, Kent, South East England |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Serviceyears: | 1966 - 2003 |
| Rank: | Rear-admiral |
| Commands: | HMS Onslaught HMS Warspite HMS Cumberland Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland |
| Branch: | Royal Navy |
Rear-Admiral Derek James Anthony (2 November 1947 − 19 March 2019) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland.
Anthony joined the Royal Navy in 1966.[1] After qualifying as a submariner and being given command of the submarines HMS Onslaught and then HMS Warspite, he became captain of the frigate HMS Cumberland in 1991.[2] Anthony was appointed director of Naval Service Conditions at the Ministry of Defence in 1993; Deputy Flag Officer Submarines in 1996; and, naval attaché in Washington D. C. in 1997, before becoming Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland in 2000 and retiring in 2003.[3]
In retirement, Anthony became clerk of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.[1]
He was married to Denyse and had two married daughters. He died on 19 March 2019, aged 71.[1] [4]