Enrico Credendino (born 21 January 1963) is an officer of the
Italian Navy
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. He was appointed
Chief of the Italian Navy in November 2021.
He joined the Navy in 1980 and attended the
Italian Naval Academy.
He commanded the patrol vessel
''Spica'', the
''Maestrale''-class frigate
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The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and maneuvera ...
''Maestrale'' and the
''Durand de la Penne''-class missile destroyer
''Francesco Mimbelli''.
Upon promotion to rear admiral (lower half) on 1 July 2011 he was appointed Deputy Commander of front Line Naval Forces and Deputy Commander of Amphibious Force and Commander of the Italian Naval Task Group.
From September 2013 he was Head of Plans and Policy Department at the Italian Navy General Staff. He was promoted to rear admiral on 1 July 2014.
On 18 May 2015 he was appointed as Operation Commander for
European Union Naval Force Mediterranean.
He served as Commander Schools Command from March 2020 to July 2021.
He served as
Commander in Chief Naval Fleet from July to November 2021.
References
External links
1963 births
Living people
Italian admirals
Commander in Chief Naval Fleet
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