Karl Wiesner
Rear Admiral (Junior Grade) Karl Wiesner is a retired South African Navy officer, who served as Director Maritime Warfare.[1][2]
Karl Wiesner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Johannesburg, Gauteng |
| Allegiance |  South Africa |
| Service/ |  South African Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral (JG) |
| Commands held |
|
He attended the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island where he earned a diploma in National Security and Strategy and was awarded the Vice Admiral Doyle prize for International Law and Peacekeeping.[3]
He commanded SAS Isandlwana (F146) from 2002 to 2007.[4]
He also commanded the Warrior class strike craft SAS Job Masego and SAS Kobe Coetsee.
He is currently the chief commercial operations officer of South African Shipyards. [5][6]
References
- http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10994
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Maclennan, Ben (Feb 22, 2007). "First black frigate captain takes command". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.