After a full career in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, including command across most classes of Naval Support Vessels, Commodore Duncan Lamb retired as Head of Service in 2020. In this role, he was responsible for the safe delivery of operations for 13 ships operating worldwide, the recruitment, training and management of circa 2000 civilian mariners and the strategic direction of the RFA within the Royal Navy. He was the Senior Responsible owner for the offshore build programme for four Fleet Replenishment Tankers, brought into service between 2017 and 2019.
A graduate of Advanced Command and Staff Course and the UK Government’s Major Projects Leadership Academy run through Oxford University, he is now a Warden of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners and runs their Chartered Master Mariner programme. Well-connected, he retains a keen interest in maritime affairs, military and civilian.
