Robert Pedre

Rear Admiral Robert G. Pedre is a senior Royal Navy officer and current Commander United Kingdom Strike Force.

Robert Pedre
Robert Pedre
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1998–present
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldHMS Cottesmore
HMS Richmond
HMS Ocean
Commander Littoral Strike Group
Commander United Kingdom Strike Force

Pedre joined the Royal Navy on 3 November 1998.[1] He became commanding officer of the Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel HMS Cottesmore in 2003,[2] of the Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond in 2012,[3] and of the landing platform helicopter HMS Ocean in 2017.[4] Ocean was decommissioned in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II on 27 March 2018.[5]

He went on to be Commander Littoral Strike Group in May 2020,[6] and, with promotion to rear admiral,[7] Commander United Kingdom Strike Force in September 2022.[8]

References
  1. "No. 55340". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 December 1998. p. 13619.
  2. "Trafalgar Knights" (PDF). Navy News. 1 June 2005. p. 11. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. "HMS Richmond sets sail for the Atlantic". Ministry of Defence. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. "Meet the ship's company of HMS Ocean". Royal Navy. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. "The Queen visits Plymouth for HMS Ocean's decommissioning ceremony". plymouthherald.co.uk. 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. "UK'S Amphibious Forces change hands". Forces.net. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  7. "No. 63875". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 November 2022. p. 21742.
  8. "Challenging stereotypes changing the future: RNRMC supports seminar". Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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