Nicholas Hine

Vice Admiral Nicholas William Hine, CB (born 4 February 1966) is a Royal Navy officer.

Nicholas Hine
Born (1966-02-04) 4 February 1966
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1985–present
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldSecond Sea Lord
HMS Westminster
HMS Talent
HMS Blackwater
Battles/warsKosovo War
Iraq War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Bronze Star Medal (United States)

Early life and education

Hine was born on 4 February 1966 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. He was educated at John Taylor High School, a state school in Staffordshire. He studied at City University London (Bachelor of Science, 1989) and King's College London (Master of Arts Defence Studies, 1999).[1]

Hine joined the Royal Navy in 1985. He became Assistant Director of the Maritime Change Programme in August 2007, Director Iraq Maritime and Training in January 2009 and Team Leader Warfare Officers and Ratings in August 2010. He went on to be commanding officer of the frigate HMS Westminster in June 2011,[2] Defence Policy Advisor to HM Treasury in September 2012 and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy) in September 2015.[3] Hine became Second Sea Lord on 26 April 2019,[4] and was promoted to vice admiral.[5]

In 2015, Hine was given permission to wear the Bronze Star Medal awarded to him by the President of the United States "in recognition of meritorious, gallant and distinguished services during coalition operations in Iraq".[6] In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).[7]

References
  1. "Hine, Rear Adm. Nicholas William". Who's Who 2019. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. "HMS Westminster returns from successful Middle East mission". Ministry of Defence. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. "Royal Navy appoints new Second Sea Lord". Royal Navy. Portsmouth. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  5. "No. 62648". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 May 2019. p. 9040.
  6. "No. 61155". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 February 2015. p. 3474.
  7. "No. 62310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 2018. p. B2.
Military offices
Preceded by
Clive Johnstone		 Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)
2015–2019		 Succeeded by
Gwyn Jenkins
Preceded by
Tony Radakin		 Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
2019–present		 Incumbent
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