Vice Admiral Sir Nicholas Alfred Copeman, KBE, CB, DSC (28 February 1906 – 21 November 1969) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station from 1960 to 1963.

Naval career

Copeman served in the Second World War and was deployed to Norway 1940.[2] In 1948 he was appointed deputy director of Torpedo, Mining and Anti-Submarine Warfare at the Admiralty.[2] He went on to be captain in charge of the 2nd Minesweeping Flotilla in 1950 and joined the Admiralty Interview Board in 1952.[2] He was made Commanding Officer of the torpedo school HMS Vernon in 1953 and commander of the 4th Destroyer Squadron in 1955.[2] He became Vice Controller of the Navy in 1956 and Fourth Sea Lord in 1958.[2] He was made Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station in 1960 and was based in Freetown,[3] before leaving his post and retiring in 1963.[2]

In retirement Copeman served as Commandant of the Sunningdale Park (Civil Defence) Staff College from 1966 to 1969.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Obituary". The Times. 26 November 1969. p. 12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  3. ^ HMS Lion
Military offices
Preceded by Fourth Sea Lord
1959–1960 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station
1960–1963 		Succeeded by