David Russell (Royal Navy officer)

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Commodore

David Russell
Born Leeds
Allegiance Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Branch Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy
Years of service1972
Rank Commodore
Commands HMS Vanguard
Other workChief executive of The Harpur Trust

Commodore David John Russell is a former Royal Navy officer.

Russell attended Leeds Central High School [1] and joined the Royal Navy on 1 September 1972. [2] He was the first commanding officer of the United Kingdom's first Trident missile submarine, HMS Vanguard, after it was launched in 1992. [3] He attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1995 and undertook the Higher Command and Staff Course in 1998. [1]

He led the UK effort to rescue survivors from the sunken Russian submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea in 2000. [4] After completing the Financial Seminar for Senior Managers at London Business School in May 2002, he joined the Harpur Trust as Chief Executive in 2002. He gained a first class honours degree in law with the Open University in 2003. [1]

He lives with his wife, Kathy. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "David Russell" (PDF). The Harpur Trust. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "No. 46398". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 November 1974. p. 10996.
  3. ↑ "Two nuclear submarines collide - The tenth HMS Vanguard (S28)". India Voice.info. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Kursk Bodies Recovery Planned". BBC News. 22 August 2000. Retrieved 10 November 2010.


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