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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Le Fanu GCB, DSC (2 August 1913 – 28 November 1970) was a Royal Navy officer.
Michael Le Fanu was a complex man, and to think of him merely as a ‘fellow of infinite jest’ would be quite wrong. Among other things, he was the author of the initial plan for Britain’s Polaris submarine building programme – by far the most ambitious building project undertaken by the Navy since the last war, and one which was carried ...
As a member of the Defence Council, the First Sea Lord supports the Secretary of State in the management and direction of the Armed Forces through prerogative and statutory powers. As a member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, he advises CDS on maritime strategy and policy.
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Le Fanu GCB, DSC (2 August 1913 – 28 November 1970) was a Royal Navy officer. He fought in World War II as gunnery officer in a cruiser operating in the Home Fleet during the Norwegian Campaign and the Battle of the Mediterranean and then as gunnery officer in a...
The departing High Commissioner, Sir Humphrey Trevelyan, reviews the Naval task force supporting the British withdrawal. He is accompanied by Admiral Sir Michael Le Fanu, C-in-C Middle East Command, who is to return with him to Britain.
Synopsis. Memorial service at Westminster Abbey for the late Sir Michael Le Fanu, Admiral of the Fleet, with the Duke of Edinburgh, Lady Le Fanu and many other dignitaries attending. Includes a remembrance speech given by Admiral Sir Peter Hill Norton, who succeeded Sir Michael Le Fanu.
29 de nov. de 1970 · LONDON, Nov. 28 (UPI)—Sir Michael Le Fanu, Admiral of the Fleet, died tonight at King Edward VII Hospital for Offi cers. He was 57 years old. Sir Michael was Chief of Naval Staff and First Sea...
