Michael Pollock

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Patrick Pollock, GCB, LVO, DSC (19 October 1916 27 September 2006) was a British officer in the Royal Navy who rose to become First Sea Lord from 1971 to 1974. In the Second World War, he was an officer on ships tasked with protecting convoys in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and was gunnery officer on the cruiser HMS Norfolk when she fought the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst during the Battle of North Cape. He later commanded the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, and hosted Ian Smith on HMS Tiger. In retirement, he held the position of King of Arms of the Order of the Bath (which office also holds the position of Gloucester King of Arms and responsibility for heraldry in Wales).