Hugh Thompson (Royal Navy officer)


Sir Hugh Leslie Owen Thompson

Born2 April 1931
Belfast
Died11 December 1996 (Age 65)
Bath
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service43
RankVice-Admiral
AwardsKBE

Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Leslie Owen Thompson KBE FIMechE FREng (2 April 1931 - 11 December 1996) was a Royal Navy officer who served from 1946 to 1990. He acted as Chief Naval Engineering Officer from 1987-1989 and had the rare distinction of joining as an Artificer Apprentice and leaving as the head of his branch.