Hamilton joined the
Royal Navy in 1924, and specialised in gunnery in 1936. After the war, Hamilton commanded , and was promoted to
captain on 30 Jun 1949, before becoming deputy director of Radio Equipment in 1950. He went on to be commander of the
5th Destroyer Squadron in 1952 and
Director of Naval Ordnance at the
Admiralty in 1954. He was given command of the
cruiser in 1956 and became
Naval Secretary in 1958. Then he became Flag Officer (Flotillas) for the Home Fleet in 1960 and
Flag Officer, Air (Home) in 1962. His last appointment was as
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet and
NATO Commander
Allied Forces Mediterranean in 1964. He retired in 1967. ==References==