Peter Stanford (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir Peter Maxwell Stanford, GCB, LVO (11 July 1929 – 22 May 1991) was Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command.

Admiral Sir Peter Stanford GCB LVO
Born	11 July 1929
Died	22 May 1991 (aged 61)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1948–1987
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMY Britannia HMS Hermione Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order

Naval career

Stanford was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1948.^[1] He was appointed Executive Officer of HMY Britannia in 1969 and Commanding Officer of HMS Hermione as well as Captain of the 5th Frigate Squadron in 1974.^[2] He was next appointed Flag Officer, Second Flotilla from October 1980 to November 1981. Promoted to Vice-Admiral in 1982,^[3] he went on to be Vice Chief of the Naval Staff in 1982 and, following further promotion to admiral in 1984, he was made Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command.^[2] He retired in 1987.^[2]

He is buried in Hambledon in Hampshire.^[4]

Family

He was married to Ann Lingard: they went on to have one son and two daughters.^[5]