RDML Peter G. Chabot was born in Putnam, CT on May 20, 1938 to parents, Allyn Day and Edith Lucchini Chabot.
He graduated from Meriden High School, Meriden, CT. He graduated with distinction from the Naval Academy. Upon graduation, he entered training as a nuclear submariner.
RDML Chabot served on active duty for thirty years, principally in, and in support of, nuclear submarines. His career included commands at sea and staff tours: SEA DEVIL (SSN-664); Nuclear Power Training Unit, Idaho Falls, ID; Submarine Squadron Ten; manager of NAVSEA’s MK 48 ADCAP Torpedo Program; and Inspector General for CINCLANT/CINCLANTFLT.
RDML Chabot was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, and the Navy Commendation Medal (three awards). He retired in 1990.
Following Navy retirement, RDML Chabot was employed by BG&E at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Exelon Corporation at Dresden Nuclear Station, and the Exelon Regional Operating Group. In later years, RDML Chabot was an active volunteer at the Naval Academy and within his civilian community. He was skipper, coach, and instructor for midshipmen in the Offshore Sail Training Squadron. He served on the Fales Committee, advising the Superintendent on sailing programs. He maintained close ties with Naval Academy classmates and served as class president for several years.
While residing in Annapolis, RDML Chabot sponsored several Naval Academy midshipmen. He was a volunteer EMT, firefighter, and officer of the Solomons, MD Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department for 10 years.
RDML Chabot was elected to the 1990 Meriden Hall of Fame. He was an invited member of the Brotherhood of the Coast (BOC), an international sea-going and social fraternity.
RDML Chabot is survived by his wife, Jan, and his children, Dr. Jennifer Matteson (Johnny), The Honorable Kimberly Chabot (George Brown), and Charles Chabot; grandchildren Ethan and Siena Matteson, Elizabeth Neal, Michelle Chabot (Tabryn), Kyle Brown; sisters, Deborah Szok (George), Cindy Tencza (Robert), and Sally Varanka (Michael); and sister-in-law Valerie Chabot (Allyn).
His parents and brother, Allyn Chabot, predeceased him. Former spouse Susan F. Chabot resides at Asbury, Solomons, MD.
Inurnment will take place at the Naval Academy at a later date to be announced. Memorial donations may be directed to the Naval Academy Foundation (www.usna.com/give).
