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{{Short description|Indian military officer (1916–2008)}} | {{Short description|Indian military officer (1916–2008)}} | ||
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{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
| honorific prefix = [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] | | honorific prefix = [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] | ||
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===Post-Independence=== | ===Post-Independence=== | ||
Upon the [[Independence of India]], he held the rank of [[Lieutenant Commander]] and was the [[Commanding Officer]] of {{ship|HMIS|Sutlej|U95}}. Samson was promoted to acting [[Commander]] with effect from 30 June 1948 and was appointed the First [[Military attaché|Naval Adviser]] to the [[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Promotions of Officers in the RIN|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1948-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1948-07-02_002.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=2 July 1948|access-date=16 February | Upon the [[Independence of India]], he held the rank of [[Lieutenant Commander]] and was the [[Commanding Officer]] of {{ship|HMIS|Sutlej|U95}}. Samson was promoted to acting [[Commander]] with effect from 30 June 1948 and was appointed the First [[Military attaché|Naval Adviser]] to the [[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Promotions of Officers in the RIN|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1948-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1948-07-02_002.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=2 July 1948|access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref> The High Commissioner then was [[V. K. Krishna Menon]], who later served as the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]. He served as the Naval Advisor at [[London]] from May 1948 to December 1950 and was promoted acting [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] on 1 January 1950.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=93 |date=14 January 1950 |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1950/O-2343-1950-0000-108637.pdf|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> It was during this time that ''[[HMS Rotherham]]'' was bought and became the [[destroyer]] {{ship|INS|Rajput|D141}}. | ||
In early 1951 Samson took over as the Commander ([[Executive Officer]]) of the Flagship of the Indian Navy, the cruiser {{ship|INS|Delhi|C74}}. ''Delhi'' was under the command of Captain [[S. G. Karmarkar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NEW INDIAN NAVAL APPOINTMENTS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1952-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1952-09-02_223.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=2 September 1952}}</ref> Samson then took over as the [[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]] at Naval Headquarters, [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=New Chief of Personnel for Naval HQ |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-12-14_239.pdf}}</ref> On 31 December 1953, Samson was promoted to substantive [[Captain (naval)|Captain]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Promotions in Indian Navy |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1953-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1953-12-31_376.pdf}}</ref> | In early 1951 Samson took over as the Commander ([[Executive Officer]]) of the Flagship of the Indian Navy, the cruiser {{ship|INS|Delhi|C74}}. ''Delhi'' was under the command of Captain [[S. G. Karmarkar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NEW INDIAN NAVAL APPOINTMENTS |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1952-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1952-09-02_223.pdf |website=archive.pib.gov.in |date=2 September 1952}}</ref> Samson then took over as the [[Chief of Personnel (India)|Chief of Personnel]] at Naval Headquarters, [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=New Chief of Personnel for Naval HQ |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1951-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1951-12-14_239.pdf}}</ref> On 31 December 1953, Samson was promoted to substantive [[Captain (naval)|Captain]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Promotions in Indian Navy |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1953-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1953-12-31_376.pdf}}</ref> | ||