John Adams (Royal Navy Officer)
Rear Admiral John Harold Adams, CB, LVO ((1918-12-19)19 December 1918 – 3 November 2008(2008-11-03)) was a Royal Navy officer who was best known for his command of HMS Albion, a 22,000 ton Centaur-class light aircraft carrier, during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.
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