Admiral John Luce, CB (4 February 1870 – 22 September 1932) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy during and after the First World War.

John Luce was born on 4 February 1870 at Halcombe,[1] Malmesbury, in the English county of Wiltshire.

In 1902, he married Mary Dorothea Tucker;[2] and they had three children: His great-granddaughter is comedian and actress Miranda Hart.

He was with this ship when she took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII.

During the battle Glasgow and the armored cruiser HMS Cornwall had chased down the German light cruiser SMS Leipzig; Glasgow closed to finish Leipzig which had run out of ammunition but was still flying her battle ensign.

On 15 March 1915, Luce cornered SMS Dresden, which was scuttled at the end of the Battle of Más a Tierra in neutral waters.

In 1917, Luce was appointed Commodore of the Royal Naval Air Service's Central Depot and Training Establishment at Cranwell.