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John Durnford
Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral Sir John Durnford (6 February 1849 – 13 June 1914) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Cape of Good Hope Station, Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station. Naval career Educated at Eton College and the Britannia Royal Naval College, Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Durnford joined the Royal Navy in 1862 served in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of 1885 to 1886 for which he was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order, DSO. Promoted to Captain (naval), Captain in 1888, he commanded the torpedo school HMS Vernon (shore establishment), HMS ''Vernon'' from 1895 to 1899. In October 1899 he was appointed in command of the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Jupiter (1895), HMS ''Jupiter'', serving in the Channel Fleet, and in December the following year he was appointed to ''Algiers'' for the Medway steam reserve. Durnford became Fourth Sea Lord, Junior Naval Lord in February 1901 and was promoted to Rear admiral (Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admiral (Royal Navy)
Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9, outranked only by the rank of admiral of the fleet. Royal Navy officers holding the ranks of rear admiral, vice admiral and admiral of the fleet are sometimes considered generically to be admirals. The rank of admiral is currently the highest rank to which a serving officer in the Royal Navy can be promoted, admiral of the fleet being in abeyance except for honorary promotions of retired officers and members of the Royal Family. The equivalent rank in the British Army and Royal Marines is general; and in the Royal Air Force, it is air chief marshal. History The first admirals (1224 to 1523) King Henry III of England appointed the first known English Admiral Sir Richard de Lucy on 29 August 1224. De Lucy was followed by Sir Thomas Moulton in 1264, who also held the title of ''Keeper of the Sea and Sea Ports''. Moulton was succeeded by Sir William de Leybourne, (the son of Sir Roger de Leyb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |