Michael Livesay
Admiral Sir Michael Howard Livesay, KCB (5 April 1936 – 6 October 2003) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1991 to 1992.
Sir Michael Livesay | |
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| Born | 5 April 1936 |
| Died | 6 October 2003 (aged 67) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1957–1993 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland Flag Officer Sea Training HMS Invincible HMS Plymouth HMS Hubberston |
| Battles/wars | Falklands War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Naval career
Educated at Acklam Hall Grammar School and Royal Naval College Dartmouth, Livesay was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1957.[1] He was made Commanding Officer of the minesweeper HMS Hubberston in 1966 and of the frigate HMS Plymouth in 1970.[2] He went on to be Captain, Fishery Protection and Mine Counter Measures, based in Scotland in 1975,[1] and the first Commander of the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible in 1979.[2]
Livesay was Director of Naval Warfare at the Ministry of Defence during the Falklands War, during which he developed the "Rules of Engagement"[1] and then, in 1984, went on to be Flag Officer Sea Training.[2] He was appointed Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in 1986 and Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland in 1989.[2] His final posting was as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel as well as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1991; he retired in 1993.[2]
In retirement Livesay became Chairman of the Northern Lighthouse Board and a Non-Executive Director of Scottish Nuclear.[2] He lived at Auchterarder in Perthshire.[2]
References
- Obituary: Admiral Sir Michael Livesay Daily Telegraph, 9 October 2003
- Obituary: Admiral Sir Michael Livesay The Times, 15 October 2003
- "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 20 June 2012.