Clement Moody

For the 19th-century Vicar of Newcastle, see Clement Moody (clergyman).

Admiral Sir Clement Moody, KCB (31 May 1891 – 6 July 1960) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Fleet, from 1945 to 1946 and Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic, from 1946 to 1948.

Admiral Sir Clement Moody KCB
Rear Admiral Clement Moody in 1941
Born	(1891-05-31)31 May 1891 Frensham, Surrey, England
Died	6 July 1960(1960-07-06) (aged 69) Fleet, Hampshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1904–1948
Rank	Admiral
Commands	South Atlantic (1946–48) East Indies Fleet (1945–46) Eastern Fleet Aircraft Carriers (1943–44) Home Fleet Aircraft Carriers (1943) Rear Admiral, Naval Air Stations (1941–43) HMS Eagle (1937–39) HMS Curacoa (1934–35)
Battles / wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches (3)

Naval career

Moody was appointed a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1911.^[1] He served in the First World War and, in 1935, was given command of HMS Curacoa.^[2] He commanded the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle from 1937.^[2]

Moody served in the Second World War as Director of the Naval Air Division and then as second-in-command of Naval Air Stations in 1941.^[2] He was made second-in-command of Aircraft Carriers in Home Waters in 1943; in April 1944 he took part in Operation Cockpit, a bombing raid on Japanese port and oil facilities on Sabang Island (off the northern tip of Sumatra).^[3]

Moody went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Fleet, from 15 December 1945 to 8 March 1946.^[4][5][6] His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic, in 1946; he retired in 1948.^[2]