Koos Louw

Jacobus Everhardus Louw
Nickname(s) Koos
Born (1952-07-17) 17 July 1952
Allegiance  South Africa
Service/branch  South African Navy
Rank Rear Admiral (JG)
Commands held
Awards

Rear Admiral Koos Louw (born 17 July 1952)[1] is a retired South African Navy officer.

He served as Flag Officer Commanding Naval Base Simon's Town twice, first from 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2005 and again from November 2006 to July 2012.[2]

He also served as Chief of Fleet Staff at Fleet Command (2005) and Director Fleet Logistics.[2]

Honours and awards

In 2010 Louw was awarded the Order of Prince Henry by Portugal’s ambasador to South Africa.[3]

References

  1. Navy News 12 (4). Nov–Dec 1993. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 1 2 Wingrin, Dean (July 17, 2012). "New Boss for Simon's Town". Defenceweb. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  3. Gibson, Erika (April 6, 2010). "Portugal honours Simon’s Town naval officer". Die Burger. Retrieved November 13, 2014.


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