David Cooke (Royal Navy officer)

Rear Admiral David John Cooke CB MBE (born 15 August 1955) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Commander Operations and Rear Admiral, Submarines.

Naval career
Cooke joined the Royal Navy in 1973 and, after specialising in submarines, became commanding officer officer of the submarine HMS Onslaught in 1986, of the submarine HMS Torbay in 1992 and of the frigate HMS Cumberland in 2000. He went on to be Director of Equipment Planning at the Ministry of Defence in 2001, Deputy Commander Strike Force at NATO Headquarters in Naples in July 2004 and Commander Operations and Rear Admiral, Submarines in September 2006 before retiring in January 2009.

In retirement he became Clerk i.e. Chief Executive Christ's Hospital Foundation.