HMS Puncher

Military experience

Lt George Storton joined the Royal Navy in summer 2003 as a Naval College Entrant. Completing 12 months at BRNC he went on to conduct Fleet Time in HMS Nottingham and HMS Severn prior to his Junior Warfare Officer’s Course where he achieved a recommendation to become a small ship navigating officer.

He completed his first complement assignment in Blyth conducting the first deployment for the Sandown Class permanent presence within the Gulf.

Returning to the UK in 2007, Lt Storton went on to complete his Fleet Navigating Officer’s Course prior to joining HMS Argyll in the Gulf. Over an 18month period the ship conducted numerous exercises in home waters culminating in the Taurus Task Group deployment in the Mediterranean.

Leaving the ship in 2009 he became Navigating Officer of HMS Dauntless assigned to her from build on the Clyde. After 6 months of preparation the ship was commissioned and undertook preliminary sea training during spring 2010.

Departing HMS Dauntless in late 2010 he completed the challenging Specialist Navigators Course where he achieved a Pass with Distinction in his Post Graduate Diploma. Taking up a position within Fleet HQ he conducted a study into the future of electronic navigation within the Type 45 Destroyer. This involved a period training and assessing ships within the FOST organisation in Devonport.

Lt Storton lives in West Sussex with his wife and son. A keen sportsman his interests include sailing and windsurfing. He took command of HMS Puncher and London URNU in September 2011.