Anthony Troup

Vice Admiral Sir (John) Anthony (Rose) Troup KCB DSC & Bar (18 July 1921 – 8 July 2008) was the last Commander-in-Chief Far East Fleet.

Naval career
Troup joined the Royal Navy in 1934. He served in World War II initially in the submarine HMS Turbulent and then, from September 1943, as Commanding Officer of the submarine HMS Strongbow. In January 1945 HMS Strongbow was badly battered by Japanese depth charges.

He was appointed second-in-command of the carrier HMS Victorious (R38) in 1956, Commanding Officer of the 3rd Submarine Squadron in 1961 and then Captain of the ship HMS Intrepid in 1966.

He went on to be Flag Officer Sea Training in 1969 and was the last Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet in 1971. He was made Flag Officer, Submarines in 1972 and Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland in 1974. He retired in 1977.

In retirement he became Vice-Chairman and Group Managing Director of the shipbuilder Vosper Thornycroft.

Family
In 1943 he married Joy Gordon-Smith: by his first marriage he had two sons and a daughter. In 1953 he married Cordelia Hope: they also had two sons and a daughter.