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Article: "A world-class Navy--ready to fight and Win": Interview with First Sea Lord Adm. Sir Nigel Essenhigh, Royal Navy
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- December 1, 2001
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Interview With First Sea Lord Adm. Sir Nigel Essenhigh, Royal Navy
Senior Editor Gordon L Peterson interviewed First Sea Lord Adm. Sir Nigel Essenhigh for this issue oj' Sea Power.
Adm. Sir Nigel Essenhigh became the Royal Navy's first sea lord and chief of naval staff in January 2001. The appointment carries with it membership on the United Kingdom's Defence Council. After joining the Royal Navy in 1963, Essenhigh qualified as a "principal warfare officer" and specialized in navigation. He has spent most of his career at sea, serving in a variety of ships ranging from a patrol boat to an aircraft carrier, and commanded the Type 42 destroyers HMS Nottingham and, during Operations Desert ...