Carolyn Stait, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Carolyn Stait

Royal Navy officer

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1957

Place of Birth: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Profession: sailor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Commodore Carolyn Jane Stait, (born 14 April 1957) is a retired officer of the Royal Navy and, from 2004 to 2007, was the first woman to command a Naval Base in Britain.
As Commander of HMNB Clyde in Scotland, the home of the UK's nuclear deterrent at the Faslane Naval Base, Stait was the first woman to be selectively promoted to the rank of commodore in direct competition with male officers: with the exception of Princess Anne, who was made appointed the rank of admiral and Chief Commandant for Women in the Royal Navy in 2012, no woman held a higher rank in the Royal Navy until 2015.