James Carine

James Carine was born in Castletown, Isle of Man, on September 14 1934, the eldest of three children to Mr. & Mrs. Amos Carine.

His father was a sailor, seeing service in the

Carine lived his early years in Queen Street, Castletown, with the family later moving to King William's Road on the Janet's Corner Estate.[3]

Attending Victoria Road Infants School, he subsequently passed his High School Entrance Exam and attended

Sitting the theoretical part of his naval entrance examination in June 1949, Carine subsequently attended the Interview Panel in October 1950. Out of 238 applicants for the 27 vacancies available, he was one of 24 accepted.[6]

Naval career

Carine attended the

In his retirement Rear Admiral Carine was active in his hobbies of dingy racing and horse racing. He was appointed Chairman of the International Stud Book Committee for the Arab Horse Breed in addition to being Chief Executive of the British Arab Horse Society^[12]

Rear Admiral James Carine died on 27 January 2024, at the age of 89.

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