Percy Noble (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir Percy Noble GBE, KCB, CVO
Sir Percy Noble in 1946, by Oswald Birley
Birth name	Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble
Born	(1880-01-16)16 January 1880 Bengal, India
Died	25 July 1955(1955-07-25) (aged 75) London, UK
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1894–1945
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Calliope (1918); HMS Calcutta & Flag Captain; HMS Barham & Flag Captain (1922–1924); HMS Ganges Training Establishment & Captain-in-Charge, Harwich (1925–1927); HMS St Vincent Cadet Training Establishment, CO (1927–1928); RN Director of Operations Division (1928–1930); 2nd Cruiser Squadron (1932–1934); Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty & Fourth Sea Lord (1935–1937); Commander-in-Chief, China Station (1937–1940); Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches (1941–1942); Head of British Naval Delegation to Washington DC (1942–1944)
Battles / wars	World War I Battle of Jutland World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	GBE (1944); KCB (1936); CVO (1920)
Relations	Colonel Charles Noble (father); Sir Allan Noble MP (son)

Admiral Sir Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble, GBE, KCB, CVO (16 January 1880 – 25 July 1955) was a Royal Navy officer who served in both World Wars.

Noble rose to the rank of admiral and was Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches for two crucial years during the Second World War, before being posted to the United States as Head of the RN Admiralty Delegation.