Rear Admiral David Arthur Dunbar-Nasmith CB, DSC, DL (21 February 1921 – 15 September 1997) was a former Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.

[1] After promotion to captain on 30 June 1958,[2] he joined the Headquarters of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1958 and then became Commanding Officer of the frigate HMS Berwick as well as Captain of the 5th Frigate Squadron in 1961.

Next appointed as Naval Secretary in 1967 and finally Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland in 1970.

[3] In retirement he became Chairman of the Highlands and Islands Development Board.

[4] He married Elizabeth Bowlby in 1951; they had two daughters and two sons.