Nigel Berlyn

Rear Admiral Nigel Richard Benbow Berlyn AO (26 August 1934 – 17 February 2022) was a senior Royal Australian Navy officer who was general manager of the Garden Island Dockyard from 1984 to 1987.

Nigel Richard Benbow Berlyn
Born	(1934-08-26)26 August 1934 Plymouth, England
Died	17 February 2022(2022-02-17) (aged 87) Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Allegiance	United Kingdom Australia
Service / branch	Royal Navy (1952–65) Royal Australian Navy (1965–90)
Years of service	1952–90
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Garden Island Dockyard
Battles / wars	Vietnam War Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia

Naval career

Born on 26 August 1934, he attended the Nautical College, Pangbourne. Berlyn then joined the Royal Navy in 1952. He spent 1964–65 on an exchange with the RAN, during which time he served as the Practical Training Co-ordinator at HMAS Nirimba. At the end of his tenure in 1965, he transferred to the RAN and subsequently served as mechanical engineering officer on HMAS Vampire from 1966 to 1967. Between 1967 and 1970, Berlyn was senior project planner at Garden Island Dockyard before serving as a mechanical engineering officer aboard HMAS Melbourne during 1971 and 1972.^[1]

In 1973, he attended Joint Services Staff College before serving as programming and planning manager of the DDL Project. He then undertook the role of director of the Adelaide-class guided missile frigate Acquisition Project.^[1]

He retired from the RAN in 1990, having served as general manager of the Garden Island Dockyard with the rank of rear admiral between 1984 and 1987.^[1]

Berlyn died in Bowral, New South Wales on 17 February 2022, at the age of 87.^[2][3]

Honours and awards

• Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), 1987^[4]
• National Medal, 1981^[5]
• Member of the Order of Australia (AM), 1978^[6]

References

1. "Nigel Richard Benbow Berlyn". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
2. "Rear Admiral Nigel Richard Benbow Berlyn". www.navy.gov.au. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
3. "Nigel Berlyn Death Notice". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
4. "Rear Admiral Nigel Richard Benbow Berlyn, AM". It's an Honour. 8 June 1987. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
5. "Commodore Nigel Richard Benbow Berlyn". It's an Honour. 24 March 1981. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
6. "Capt Nigel Richard Benbow Berlyn". It's an Honour. 6 June 1978. Retrieved 2 March 2022.