Michael Livesay
Sir Michael Livesay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 April 1936 |
| Died | 6 October 2003 (aged 67) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Service years | 1957–1993 |
Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland Flag Officer Sea Training HMS Invincible HMS Plymouth HMS Hubberston |
Conflicts | Falklands War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Michael Howard Livesay, KCB (5 April 1936 – 6 October 2003) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1991 to 1992.
Naval career
[edit]Educated at Acklam Hall Grammar School and Royal Naval College Dartmouth, Livesay was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1957.[1] He was made commanding officer of the minesweeper HMS Hubberston in 1966 and of the frigate HMS Plymouth in 1970.[2] He went on to be captain, Fishery Protection and Mine Counter Measures, based in Scotland in 1975,[1] and the first commander of the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible in 1979.[2]
Livesay was director of naval warfare at the Ministry of Defence during the Falklands War, during which he developed the "Rules of Engagement"[1] and then, in 1984, went on to be Flag Officer Sea Training.[2] He was appointed assistant chief of the Naval Staff in 1986 and Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland in 1989.[2] His final posting was as Second Sea Lord and chief of naval personnel as well as president of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1991; he retired in 1993.[2]
In retirement Livesay became chairman of the Northern Lighthouse Board and a non-executive director of Scottish Nuclear.[2] He lived at Auchterarder in Perthshire.[2]
Family
[edit]In 1959 Livesay married to Sarah "Sally" House:[3] they had two daughters.[1]