Commodore Inga J Kennedy CBE follows in the footsteps of the Duchess of Cornwall, who is godmother to sister ship Spirit of Discovery.
Kennedy will officially name Spirit of Adventure during a ceremony in Portsmouth on 19 July.
Born in Aberdeen, she studied nursing at Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh before becoming a registered nurse, midwife and lecturer.
Having joined the Royal Navy Reserve in 1987, Kennedy undertook full-time reserve service between 1998 and 2000 as a senior midwife in the Royal Naval Hospital Gibraltar.
