Frederick Scourse Explained

Frederick Scourse
Birth Date:23 June 1944
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1962  - 1997
Rank:Rear Admiral
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of the British Empire
FREng

Rear Admiral Frederick Peter Scourse CB MBE FREng (born 23 June 1944) is a former Royal Navy officer who became Acting Controller of the Navy. He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2000.[1]

Naval career

Scourse joined the Royal Navy in 1962 and chose to specialize in submarines.[2] He was appointed assistant director for the Trident submarine programme and then Head of Reactor Safety before becoming Military Assistant to the Chief of Defence Procurement in 1987.[2] He went on to be Director-General of Surface Weapons in 1988.[2] In 1996 he was appointed Acting Controller of the Navy and Director-General of Surface Ships;[3] he retired in 1997.[2]

In retirement he became Nuclear Weapons Safety Advisor to the Ministry of Defence as well as a consultant to the Office of Government Commerce.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Fellows. 23 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. http://www.dv-ms.co.uk/consultants/Fred_Scourse.php Rear Admiral Fred Scourse CB MBE MA FREng FIEE
  3. Web site: NRaD Command History 1996 . 28 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927001050/http://www.spawar.navy.mil/sti/publications/pubs/td/2948/td2948.pdf . 27 September 2011 . dead .