[3] She was then stationed at HMS Eaglet, where she served as an education and resettlement officer for the remainder of the Second World War.
[1][2] From 1945 to 1961, Talbot served on the staff of three separate commanders-in-chief: Mediterranean Fleet, The Nore, and Portsmouth.
[1] In 1969, she was promoted to superintendent (equivalent to captain) and assigned to the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command.
[1] In 1974, she instigated a Ministry of Defence Study Group to investigate the role of the WRNS: the report would lead to the women being integrated in the previously all-male Royal Navy.
[9] Talbot was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters (LLD) degree by the University of Bristol in July 1993.