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Admiral Sir Nigel Richard Essenhigh GCB, DL (born 8 November 1944) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 2001 to 2002. He served as a navigating officer before commanding the Type 42 destroyer HMS Nottingham and then the Type 42 destroyer HMS Exeter during the Gulf War .
- 1963–2002
- Admiral
- Captain Simon Petitt
- Captain Jerry Kyd
- Captain Nick Cooke-Priest
- Steve Moorhouse
- Captain Angus Essenhigh
Simon Petitt was appointed as the Senior Naval Officer of HMS Queen Elizabeth while the ship was still in the early phases of construction. As an experienced weapon engineering officer who has previously served in HMS Ark Royal, his job was to oversee the build up of the ship’s company from just 9 sailors when he joined, to 580 when he left. As a c...
Jerry Kyd was appointed the captain designate of HMS Queen Elizabeth in February 2014 but did not assume command until 2016. Although already promoted to Commodore, he followed historical custom and routinely wore the rank of Captain while commanding the carrier. As the last captain of HMS Ark Royal (September 2010 – March 2011) his first difficult...
A former Lynx helicopter observer, Nick Cooke-Priest was promoted to captain in 2014 and was appointed to Command the fleet flagship HMS Bulwark in 2015. He was subsequently awarded an OBE for the ship’s work during the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean. After taking command of HMS Queen Elizabeth in the US and completing the second phase of F-35...
The unplanned vacancy caused by the removal of the CO meant the RN had to find a suitable replacement quickly. It had been the intention that Moorhouse would be the first seagoing captain of HMS Prince of Wales after his appointment on 6th September 2018. Instead, he was transferred to take over HMS Queen Elizabeth at short notice. Moorhouse is ano...
Angus Essenhigh has previously served on exchange with the US Navy as navigator of the destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill. He commanded HMS Daring during her epic Pacific 2013 deployment and was awarded an OBE for the ships aid work in the Philippines following the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan. He also captained ice patrol ship HMS Protector durin...
14 de jan. de 2020 · 14 January 2020 Topic: Fighting arms Surface Fleet. Captain Angus Essenhigh will lead HMS Queen Elizabeth as she works towards full operations, after taking over from Commodore Steve Moorhouse as the aircraft carrier’s commanding officer.
Sir Nigel Essenhigh (born 1944) 16 January 2001: 17 September 2002: 1 year, 244 days: 97
- 1SL/CNS
- Not fixed (typically 3–4 years)
- Senior Naval Lord (1689–1771), First Naval Lord (1771–1904), First Sea Lord (from 1904)
Admiral Sir Nigel Richard Essenhigh, GCB DL (born 1944) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 2001 to 2002. He served as a navigating officer before commanding the Type 42 destroyer HMS Nottingham and then the Type 42 destroyer HMS Exeter during the Gulf War.
18 de jan. de 2010 · LONDON, January 18 /PRNewswire/ — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced the appointment ofSir Nigel Essenhigh as chief executive of its Information Systems Europebusiness. In this new position, he will focus on the strategic direction ofNorthrop Grumman's activities in the defence and civil IT, C4ISTAR andcounter ...
14 de jan. de 2020 · Navy. Who Is HMS Queen Elizabeth's New Captain? 14th January 2020 at 3:02pm. The Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth has welcomed its fourth Commanding Officer, Captain Angus Essenhigh. He takes over from Commodore Stephen Moorhouse, who has been promoted to Commander of the UK Carrier Strike Group.
