Sam Salt
| James 'Sam' Salt | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Sam" |
| Born | 19 April 1940 |
| Died | 3 December 2009 (aged 69) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1958–97 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Southampton (1983–84) HMS Sheffield (1982) HMS Dreadnought (1978–79) HMS Finwhale (1969–71) |
| Battles/wars |
Falklands War Gulf War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Rear Admiral James Frederick Thomas George "Sam" Salt, CB (19 April 1940 – 3 December 2009) was a senior Royal Navy officer of the late twentieth century. He was the Captain of HMS Sheffield during the Falklands War, the first British warship to be sunk by enemy action since the end of the Second World War.
James Salt was born on 19 April 1940 in Yeovil in the county of Somerset. His mother was named Lillian, and he was the son of a Royal Naval officer, Lieutenant Commander George S. Salt, who had been lost in action six months before his son's birth while in command of the submarine HMS Triad during the Second World War.
Salt received his early education at Wellington College, in the county of Berkshire. On enlisting in the Royal Navy he received a commission as an officer after passing through the Britannia Royal Naval College (1958–59).
After an early career on surface vessels in the 1960s, Salt volunteered for the sub-surface duty in which his father had lost his life, commanding the submarine HMS Finwhale (1969–71), executive officer of HMS Resolution (1973–74), and commanding HMS Dreadnought (1978–79).
Salt was in command of the destroyer HMS Sheffield on 4 May 1982 when she was attacked and destroyed by Argentinian naval aircraft whilst on patrol in the South Atlantic Ocean during the war over the contested sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
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