▁paint ings ▁Category : She ep ▁in ▁art ▁Category : Den ili quin <0x0A> </s> ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁James ▁' John ny ' ▁Johnson ▁▁ ▁( 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁– ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Navy ▁( 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 7 ). ▁He ▁was ▁nick named ▁" F lam " ▁after ▁his ▁w art ime ▁red ▁be ard ▁- ▁" V l amba ard " ▁in ▁A frika ans . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁He ▁trained ▁at ▁the ▁General ▁Both a ▁Training ▁college ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁P & O ▁Line ▁after ▁leaving ▁General ▁Both a . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁joined ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁After ▁his ▁ship ▁was ▁s unk ▁in ▁S uda ▁Bay , ▁Cre te , ▁he ▁joined ▁, ▁which ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Cross ▁for ▁Gall antry . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁SA ▁Navy ▁career ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁commander . ▁He ▁held