Vice Admiral Marmaduke Bayne, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Vice Admiral Marmaduke "Duke" Gresham Bayne 84, died of cancer Jan. 27 at Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury in Irvington, Va., where he lived. A Norfolk native, Admiral Duke graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1942 and entered the Navy. He served on two submarines in the Pacific during World War II and later commanded two submarines, the USS Piper and USS Trigger, as well as a submarine division and submarine flotilla.

He also served as an aide to the commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet, executive assistant to the secretary of the Navy, commander of U.S. Middle East forces from 1969 to 1972, commandant of the National War College in 1972 and first president of the National Defense University in 1976. While he worked for the Navy secretary in 1958, he was the sole planning officer for a project that sent the nuclear submarine Nautilus beneath the polar ice cap.

After his military retirement in 1977, Adm. Bayne moved to Irvington, served on a number of corporate and university boards and was instrumental in establishing Georgetown's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies. The student center there bears his name. He also was senior counselor to the school's dean for 17 years and served on its board of visitors.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Sibyl Drake Bayne of Irvington; two children, Carol Price of Richmond and Dr. C. Gresham Bayne of San Diego; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

No information is available about services or interment.