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Benjamin Brian Perowne CB (born 24 July 1947) is a former

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officer who ended his naval career as Chief of Fleet Support.

Early life

The son of Rear-Admiral Benjamin Cubitt Perowne CB, by his marriage to Phyllis Marjorie Peel, Perowne was educated at

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, Holt, and at the

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, Dartmouth.'Perowne, Rear-Adm. (Benjamin) Brian (born 24 July 1947)' in ''

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'' (A. & C. Black, 2010)

Naval career

Perowne joined the

in 1965 and passed the RN Staff College in 1977. He served in HM Yacht Britannia from 1980–82 and commanded HMS ''Alacrity'' in 1982–1983, before an appointment to the British Naval Staff in Washington D. C., 1986–88. His second command, in 1988–1989, was

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, and after that he served as Assistant Director (Strategic Systems), then as Chief Naval Signals Officer at the

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. He was Commodore to the Clyde and Naval Base Commander, 1994 to 1996, Director General of Fleet Support (Ops and Plans) from 1996,

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at the Naval Bases and Supply Agency in 1999 a post he simoultensouly held until 2003.Civil Service Yearbook 2003 and Chief of Fleet Support in April 2000. In October 2000 he was involved with the Navy's efforts to deal with oil that had been leaking for several years from HMS ''Royal Oak'' in

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. In 2004 he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive of

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until 2005 when he retired.

Life after the Navy

In retirement Perowne became

of Hft (formerly The Home Farm Trust), a charity for people with learning disabilities,Brian Perowne - Chief Executive
Hft and Treasurer of The Voluntary Organisation Disability Group. In April 2013 he was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the

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Family

He married Honora Rose Mary Wykes-Sneyd (known as Maggie), and they have two sons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Perowne, Brian 1947 births Graduates of Britannia Royal Naval College Living people People educated at Gresham's School Royal Navy rear admirals Companions of the Order of the Bath