John Mervyn Bingeman

Background

Bingeman, John Mervyn was born on December 27, 1933 in London. Son of Alfred Mervyn and Grace Marjorie (Lanchester) Bingeman.

Education

Graduate, Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, England, 1951. Graduate, Royal Naval Engineering College, Plymouth, England, 1957.

Career

Commissioned ensign British Royal Navy, 1951. Senior engineer H.M.S. Daring, 1960-1961. Technical officer Ghana Navy Base, Takoradi, 1966-1967.

Tradesmaster Royal Naval Dockyard, Chatham, England, 1968-1969. General manager Nigerian Naval Dockyard, Lagos, 1970-1971. Chief engineer H.M.S. Exmouth, 1972-1973, H.M.S. Fearless-Intrepid, 1975-1977.

Project manager Royal Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England, 78-80. Staff officer Ministry of Defense Navy, London, 1981-1984. Retired British Royal Navy, 1986.

Diving director historic British shipwreck sites, since 1986. Lecturer on nautical archaeology.

Achievements

• John Mervyn Bingeman has been listed as a noteworthy military officer, nautical archaeologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institute Mechanical Engineers, Council Nautical Archaeology (honorary secretary 1982-1983), Nautical Archaeology Society (honorary secretary 1983-1986), Society Nautical Research (vice-chairman 1989-1995, president since 1996).

Connections

Married Jean Heather Sturgess (divorced March 1982). Children: Michael John, Robin Mervyn. Married Jane Elizabeth Lucas Evans, June 1, 1982.

Father:

Alfred Mervyn Bingeman

Mother:

Grace Marjorie (Lanchester) Bingeman

Spouse:

Jean Heather Sturgess

Spouse:

Jane Elizabeth Lucas Evans

child:

Michael John Bingeman

child:

Robin Mervyn Bingeman