Sir Anthony Hartwell, 6th Baronet

Sir Francis Anthony Charles Peter Hartwell, 6th Baronet (1 June 1940 – 27 February 2023) was a British master mariner, marine surveyor, nautical consultant and, from 1993, 6th Baronet Hartwell of Dale Hall, Essex.

Early life Hartwell was the son of Sir Brodrick William Charles Elwin Hartwell, 5th Baronet, and his first wife, Marie Josephine Hartwell.

Career Hartwell started his career as a cadet in the Royal Navy Reserve aboard the Thames Nautical Training College, HMS Worcester 1955–57. He went to sea as an apprentice with P&O Group. He became a master mariner in 1972, assistant nautical inspector and cargo superintendent (Overseas Containers Limited) at the P&O Group (1958–71). Thereafter, he was chief officer of North Sea operations at Ocean Inchcape Limited (1972–73) before engaging in overseas port management in Nigeria, Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia (1975–87).