Anthony Griffin

Admiral Sir Anthony Templer Frederick Griffith Griffin (24 November 1920 – 16 October 1996) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Controller of the Navy (1971–1975) and chairman of British Shipbuilders (1977–1980).

Naval career

Early years (1934–1939) Griffin joined the Royal Navy in 1934, serving as a cadet at Dartmouth Royal Naval College. He was posted in 1939 to , the flagship of the East Indies squadron.

With Fury, Griffin served in the Mediterranean as part of Force H and as an escort to Convoy PQ 17 to the Soviet Union. Returning to the Mediterranean, Griffin sailed as part of Operation Pedestal to supply Malta in August 1942. The following month the ship then once again joined the Arctic Convoys, escorting Convoy PQ 18. and went on to be Controller of the Navy in 1971 before retiring in 1975.

Family In 1943, he married Rosemary Hickling; they had two sons and one daughter. His uncle, Admiral Sir Tom Phillips, was killed when was sunk in 1941.