Frederick Scourse | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 June 1944 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1962 – 1997 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Member of the Order of the British Empire FREng |
Rear Admiral Frederick Peter Scourse CB MBE FREng (born 23 June 1944) is a former Royal Navy officer who became Acting Controller of the Navy. He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2000. [1]
Scourse joined the Royal Navy in 1962 and chose to specialize in submarines. [2] He was appointed assistant director for the Trident submarine programme and then Head of Reactor Safety before becoming Military Assistant to the Chief of Defence Procurement in 1987. [2] He went on to be Director-General of Surface Weapons in 1988. [2] In 1996 he was appointed Acting Controller of the Navy and Director-General of Surface Ships; [3] he retired in 1997. [2]
In retirement he became Nuclear Weapons Safety Advisor to the Ministry of Defence as well as a consultant to the Office of Government Commerce. [2]
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