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Peter Dingemans

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Sir Peter Dingemans
Born	(1935-07-31) 31 July 1935 (age 88) Steyning, West Sussex
Died	6 December 2015(2015-12-06) (aged 80) Lindfield, West Sussex
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1953–1990
Rank	Rear-admiral
Commands held	Chief of staff to the Commander-in-Chief Fleet Flag Officer Gibraltar Commodore, Amphibious Warfare HMS Intrepid Fishery Protection Squadron HMS Lowestoft HMS Berwick HMS Maxton
Battles/wars	Falklands War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order

Rear-admiral Sir Peter George Valentin Dingemans, DSO, CB (31 July 1935 – 6 December 2015) was a former Royal Navy officer who was captain of HMS Intrepid during the Falklands War and went on to become Chief of staff to the Commander-in-Chief Fleet.^[1]

Naval career

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Educated at Brighton College,^[2] Dingemans joined the Royal Navy in 1953^[3] serving on HMS Vanguard^[1] the last British battleship before being promoted to lieutenant in 1958.^[4] In 1967 he took command of the minesweeper HMS Maxton.^[3] After being promoted to commander^[5] in 1971 he became Commanding Officer of the frigates HMS Berwick and then HMS Lowestoft.^[3] Dingemans was promoted to captain in 1976,^[6] and led the Fishery Protection Squadron.

In 1980 he took command of HMS Intrepid^[3] which was saved from defence cuts to take a key role ^[7] in the Falklands War and especially the landings at San Carlos Water. For this he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.^[8] He then was appointed Commodore, Amphibious Warfare. In 1985 he was promoted to Rear-admiral^[9] and served as Flag Officer Gibraltar and then Chief of staff to the Commander-in-Chief Fleet.^[3] He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath^[10] shortly before retiring in 1990. In retirement he spent 10 years with Slaughter & May^[2] and wrote a memoir 'My Incredible Journey - From Cadet to Command'.^[11]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Rear-Admiral Peter Dingemans - obituary". The Telegraph. The Daily Telegraph. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

^ "No. 41450". The London Gazette. 18 July 1958. p. 4516.

^ "No. 45422". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 July 1971. p. 7489.

^ "No. 47117". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 January 1977. p. 357.

^ "Rear Admiral Peter Dingemans". The Times. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

^ "No. 49134". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 October 1982. p. 12833.

^ "No. 50080". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 April 1985. p. 4691.

^ "No. 51981". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1989. p. 2.

^ Dingemans, Peter (27 December 2023). My Incredible Journey - From Cadet to Command. Brewin Books. ISBN 9781858585598. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

Military offices
Preceded by Robin I.T. Hogg	Chief of staff to the Commander-in-Chief Fleet 1988–1989	Succeeded by Sir Roy Newman
Preceded by George Vallings	Flag Officer Gibraltar 1985–1987	Succeeded by the Hon. Nicholas J. Hill-Norton
Preceded by Michael Clapp	Commodore, Amphibious Warfare 1983–1985	Succeeded by John Garnier