Admiral Sir Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard, KCB, CMG (28 October 1874 – 30 January 1960) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station. His career in the Royal Navy spanned forty-four years, from his entry as a youth in 1888 to his promotion to admiral in 1932.
Haggard joined the Royal Navy as a youth in 1888. On 14 May 1894, Acting Sub-Lieutenant Haggard was promoted to sub-lieutenant. He took part in the Benin Expedition to Nigeria in 1897. In late December 1905, the lieutenant was promoted to commander. He commanded HMS Boadicea in 1911. Commander Haggard received the Insignia of Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy in 1912. He commanded HMS Blenheim that year, and both HMS Good Hope and HMS Vulcan in 1913. Captain Haggard was also put in command of the Seventh Submarine Flotilla in 1913. He served throughout World War I, commanding HMS Hibernia in 1915 and later the cadet training vessel HMS Highflyer.
In 1919, the captain received the Croix de Guerre from the French Republic, and became a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. After the war, he was in charge of the Naval Brigade on the Danube and then commanded the battleship HMS Ajax from 1920 to 1921. He was appointed Director of Training and Staff Duties at the Admiralty in 1921 and was promoted to rear admiral two years later. On 1 January 1925, Haggard became a Companion of the Order of the Bath and that year was appointed Chief of the Submarine Service. He was promoted from rear admiral to vice admiral and became Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport in 1928. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief of the America and West Indies Station in 1930. Haggard became a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 3 June 1931. He was promoted from vice admiral to admiral the following year, effective 20 October 1932. Admiral Haggard retired from the Royal Navy that year.