Arthur Mackenzie Power
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{{Infobox military person
| name = Sir Arthur Power
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| birth_date =18 June 1921
| death_date =17 November 1984
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| death_place =Liphook, Hampshire
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| allegiance = {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| branch = {{navy|United Kingdom}}
| serviceyears = 1938 – 1975
| rank = Vice Admiral
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| commands = Admiral Superintendent, Devonport
Flag Officer, Plymouth
Flag Officer, First Flotilla
Admiral Superintendent, Portsmouth
| battles = World War II
| awards = Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of the British Empire
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Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Mackenzie Power KCB MBE (18 June 1921 – 17 November 1984) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.
Naval career
Born the son of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Power, Power joined the Royal Navy in 1938 and served in World War II.[http://www.hmshood.org.uk/crew/database/individual4.php?myrec=2315 HMS Hood Association] He was appointed Commander of the 23rd Escort Squadron in 1963, Captain of the Gunnery School (HMS Excellent) in 1964. In 1965 he commanded the detachment of seamen (who were from HMS Excellent) who manned the Royal Navy State Funeral Gun Carriage which carried the coffin at Winston Churchill's funeral.{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialsinportsmouth.co.uk/others/excellent/field-gun-carriage.htm|publisher= Memorials and Monuments in Portsmouth|title= HMS Excellent - The State Field Gun Carriage|access-date=12 September 2022}} In 1968 he became Admiral Superintendent, Portsmouth.[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf Royal Navy Senior Appointments] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315105247/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf |date=15 March 2012 }} He went on to be Flag Officer, First Flotilla in 1971, was promoted to vice admiral on 29 November 1971,{{London Gazette|issue=45532|supp=y|page=13049| date=29 November 1971}} and Flag Officer, Plymouth and Admiral Superintendent, Devonport in 1973 before retiring in 1975.
Family
In 1949 he married Marcia Helen Gell; they had two sons and one daughter.[http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersP2.html Unit Histories]
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Category:Royal Navy vice admirals
Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath