# Stephen Carlill > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stephen_Carlill > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stephen_Carlill.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Carlill > Source revision: 1350842779 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Royal Navy Vice Admiral (1902–1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = [Vice-Admiral](/source/Vice-admiral_(Royal_Navy)) | name = Sir Stephen Carlill | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KBE|CB|DSO*}} | office1 = 2nd [Chief of the Naval Staff](/source/Chief_of_Naval_Staff_(India)) | term_start1 = 21 July 1955 | term_end1 = 21 April 1958 | president1 = [Rajendra Prasad](/source/Rajendra_Prasad)
| prime_minister1 = [Jawaharlal Nehru](/source/Jawaharlal_Nehru) | predecessor1 = [Mark Pizey](/source/Mark_Pizey) | successor1 = [Ram Dass Katari](/source/Ram_Dass_Katari) | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1902|12|23}} | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1996|02|09|1902|12|23}} | birth_place = [Orpington, Kent](/source/Orpington%2C_Kent) | death_place = [Colwall, Malvern](/source/Malvern%2C_Worcestershire), [Worcestershire](/source/Worcestershire) | allegiance = {{flag|United Kingdom}}
{{flag|India}} | branch = {{navy|United Kingdom}}
{{navy|India}} | service_years = 1923–1959 | rank = [Vice-Admiral](/source/Vice_Admiral_(Royal_Navy)) | commands = {{HMS|Hambledon|L37|2}}
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[Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy](/source/Chief_of_Naval_Staff_of_the_Indian_Navy) | battles = [World War II](/source/World_War_II) | awards = [KBE](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire)
[CB](/source/Order_of_the_Bath)
[DSO](/source/Distinguished_Service_Order) [& Bar](/source/medal_bar) }} [Vice-Admiral](/source/Vice_Admiral_(Royal_Navy)) '''Sir Stephen Hope Carlill''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KBE|CB|DSO*}} (23 December 1902 – 9 February 1996) was a [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) admiral who served as the last British [Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy](/source/Chief_of_Naval_Staff_of_the_Indian_Navy) from 1955 to 1958, when he was succeeded by Vice-Admiral [Ram Dass Katari](/source/Ram_Dass_Katari).{{cite web|title=Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939–1945|url=http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersC.html|website=World War II Unit Histories & Officers|accessdate=6 February 2018}} ==Early life and career== Carlill was born in [Orpington, Kent](/source/Orpington%2C_Kent), the son of Harold Flamenk Carlill (1875–1959), a civil servant, and Beatrice Newton Hope (d. 1924). He was educated at the Royal Naval colleges at [Osborne](/source/Royal_Naval_College%2C_Osborne) and [Dartmouth](/source/Britannia_Royal_Naval_College), and was commissioned as an [Acting Sub-Lieutenant](/source/Acting_Sub-Lieutenant) in 1923. From 1923 to 1926 he served aboard [HMS ''Ramillies''](/source/HMS_Ramillies_(07)) and was promoted to [Lieutenant](/source/Lieutenant) in 1925.{{London Gazette |issue=33065|date=10 July 1925 |page=4623}} In 1927 he served aboard the [minelayer](/source/minelayer) [HMS ''Adventure''](/source/HMS_Adventure_(M23)). From 1928 to 1930, Carlill studied gunnery at the [Royal Naval College, Greenwich](/source/Royal_Naval_College%2C_Greenwich) and aboard [HMS ''Excellent''](/source/HMS_Excellent_(shore_establishment)) from 1929 to 1930. He served as 2nd [Gunnery Officer](/source/gun) on the cruiser {{HMS|Norfolk|78|6}} in the [Atlantic Fleet](/source/Atlantic_Fleet_(United_Kingdom)) from 1930 to 1931. From 1932 to 1935, he served as gunnery officer on the cruiser [HMS ''Dunedin''](/source/HMS_Dunedin) and as squadron gunnery officer for the [New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy](/source/New_Zealand_Division_of_the_Royal_Navy). Carlill was promoted to [Lieutenant-Commander](/source/Lieutenant-Commander) in 1933,{{London Gazette |issue=33934 |date=25 April 1933 |page=2765}} and returned to Portsmouth from 1935 to 1936 to further study gunnery aboard [HMS ''Excellent''](/source/HMS_Excellent_(shore_establishment)). From 1936 to 1937, he served as a gunnery officer on the [battlecruiser](/source/battlecruiser) {{HMS|Hood|51|6}} in the Mediterranean and was promoted to [Commander](/source/Commander) in July 1937.{{London Gazette |issue=34414|date=2 July 1937 |page=4248}} He subsequently served as Squadron Gunnery Officer for the [Mediterranean Fleet](/source/Mediterranean_Fleet) aboard the [cruiser](/source/cruiser) [HMS ''Galatea''](/source/HMS_Galatea_(71)) until August 1939. During the [Second World War](/source/World_War_II), Carlill was successively given command of three ships:{{cite web|title=Stephen Hope Carlill DSO, RN|url=http://www.uboat.net/allies/commanders/commanders.php?cID=447|website=uboat.net|accessdate=6 February 2018}} * [HMS ''Hambledon'' (L37)](/source/HMS_Hambledon_(L37)) – as Commander 1 April 1940 to Oct 1940 * [HMS ''Farndale'' (L70)](/source/HMS_Farndale_(L70)) – as Commander 3 December 1940 to 14 July 1942 * [HMS ''Quilliam'' (G09)](/source/HMS_Quilliam_(G09)) – as Captain 26 August 1942 to Nov 1943 After World War II, Carlill served various ship and land roles: * Deputy Director (Gunnery), Gunnery and Anti-Aircraft Warfare Division, Admiralty [HMS ''President''](/source/HMS_President_(shore_establishment)) 1944–46 * Chief of Staff to Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet [HMS ''Tamar''](/source/HMS_Tamar_(shore_station)) 1946 * Chief Staff Officer to Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet HMS ''London'' 1946–1948 * Commanding Officer, HMS ''Excellent'' (gunnery school, Portsmouth) 1949–1950 * Commanding Officer, {{HMS|Illustrious|87|6}} (aircraft carrier) 1950–51 * Senior Naval Member, Imperial Defence College [HMS ''President''](/source/HMS_President_(shore_establishment)) 1952–1954 * Flag Officer, Training Squadron, Home Fleet [HMS ''Theseus''](/source/HMS_Theseus_(R64)) 1954–1955 ==Post-naval career== Following his service in the [Indian Navy](/source/Indian_Navy), Carlill retired from the [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) on 7 July 1959. He served as representative in Ghana of the West Africa Committee from 1960 to 1966, and as adviser to the West Africa Committee from 1966 to 1967. ==Personal life== Carlill was married in 1928 to Julie Fredrike Elisabeth Hildegard (died 1991), only daughter of late [Reverend](/source/Reverend) [W. Rahlenbeck](/source/W._Rahlenbeck) of [Westphalia](/source/Westphalia). The Carlills had two sons; one, [Admiral](/source/Admiral) [James Michael Rahlenbeck Carlill](/source/James_Michael_Rahlenbeck_Carlill) (1934–2010), also served in the [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy). Carlill died at [Colwall, Malvern](/source/Colwall%2C_Malvern), [Worcestershire](/source/Worcestershire) in 1996. ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} {{s-start}} {{s-mil}} {{s-bef|before=[Sir Charles Pizey](/source/Charles_Pizey)}} {{s-ttl|title=[Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy](/source/Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India))|years=1955–1958}} {{s-aft|after=[Ram Dass Katari](/source/Ram_Dass_Katari)}} {{s-end}} {{Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(India)}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carlill, Stephen Hope}} Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath Category:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Category:Graduates of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Category:Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Category:Royal Navy vice admirals Category:Royal Navy officers of World War II Category:1902 births Category:1996 deaths Category:Royal Indian Navy officers Category:Military personnel from Kent Category:Chiefs of the Naval Staff (India) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Stephen Carlill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Carlill) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Carlill?action=history)). 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