R L Pereira | |
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| 23rd Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
| In office 30 August 1981 – 26 February 1982 | |
| President | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Idris Hasan Latif |
| Succeeded by | K. V. Krishna Rao |
| 9th Chief of the Naval Staff (India) | |
| In office 1 March 1979 – 28 February 1982 | |
| President | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Prime Minister | Morarji Desai Charan Singh Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Jal Cursetji |
| Succeeded by | O. S. Dawson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1923 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 14 October 1993 (aged 70) Bangalore, India |
| Resting place | Bangalore, India |
| Spouse | Phyllis Beatrice Badal |
| Nickname | Ronnie |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  British India (1923-1947)  India (since 1947) |
| Branch/service |  Royal Indian Navy (1943-1947)  Indian Navy (1947-1982) |
| Years of service | 1943–1982 |
| Rank |   Admiral |
| Commands | Western Naval Command Southern Naval Area Eastern Fleet INS Delhi 14th Frigate squadron INS Kuthar |
| Battles/wars | World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Award(s) | |
Admiral Ronald Lynsdale 'Ronnie' Pereira, PVSM, AVSM (25 May 1923 – 14 October 1993) was a flag officer in the Indian Navy. He served as the ninth Chief of Naval Staff from 1979 to 1982. He is considered to be one of the architects of the modern Indian Navy.
During World War II, he saw active service aboard various motor launches in Burma and Malaysia between 1943 and 1945 and thereafter, continued at sea with an amphibious task group based in Iraq, till 1946. After Independence in 1947 and completion of professional gunnery training at HMS Excellent at Portsmouth, he served for several years as a gunnery specialist, both afloat and ashore. He has commanded INS Kuthar (F146) and the Navy's flagship, INS Delhi. He served as deputy commandant of the National Defence Academy and as the director of combat policy & tactics at Naval HQ.
In his 39-year illustrious naval career, Pereira held prestigious appointments of Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), Flag Officer Commanding Southern Naval Command and the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command. An able sportsman, he represented the Indian Navy in hockey in 1946 and in golf in the 1960s.