Nicholas Copeman

Sir Nicholas Copeman
Born	1906
Died	1969
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	HMS Vernon 4th Destroyer Squadron South Atlantic and South America Station
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Cross

Vice Admiral Sir Nicholas Alfred Copeman KBE CB DSC (1906–1969) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station.

Naval career

Copeman served in World War II and was deployed to Norway 1940.^[1] In 1948 he was appointed Deputy Director of Torpedo, Mining and Anti-Submarine Warfare at the Admiralty.^[1] He went on to be Captain in charge of the 2nd Minesweeping Flotilla in 1950 and joined the Admiralty Interview Board in 1952.^[1] He was made Commanding Officer of the torpedo school HMS Vernon in 1953 and Commander of the 4th Destroyer Squadron in 1955.^[1] He became Vice Controller of the Navy in 1956 and Fourth Sea Lord in 1958.^[1] He was made Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station in 1960 and was based in Freetown^[2] before leaving his post and retiring in 1963.

In retirement he served as Commandant of the Sunningdale Park (Civil Defence) Staff College from 1966 to 1969.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. ^ HMS Lion

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Gordon Hubback	Fourth Sea Lord 1959–1960	Succeeded by Sir Michael Villiers
Preceded by Sir Dymock Watson	Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station 1960–1963	Succeeded by Sir Fitzroy Talbot

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Name	Copeman, Nicholas
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Date of birth	1906
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Date of death	1969
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