Charles Frederick (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Charles Frederick (7 May 1797 – 23 December 1875) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Naval Lord. Naval career Frederick joined the Royal Navy in 1810 and then served in the First Opium War in command of HMS ''Apollo''.Admiral Charles Frederick William Loney RN Promoted to in 1842, he commanded HMS ''Amphitrite'' in the during the [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Admiral (Royal Navy)
Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy, which equates to the NATO rank code Ranks and insignia of NATO, OF-9, outranked only by the rank of Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy), admiral of the fleet. Royal Navy officers holding the ranks of Rear Admiral (Royal Navy), rear admiral, Vice Admiral (Royal Navy), 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 (United Kingdom), general; and in the Royal Air Force, it is air chief marshal. History The first admirals The title admiral was not used in Europe until the mid-13th century and did not reach England before the end of that century. Similarly, although some royal vessels are attested un ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fourth Sea Lord
The Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Supplies, originally known as the Fourth Naval Lord, was formerly one of the Naval Lords and members of the Board of Admiralty, which controlled the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. The post is currently known as Chief of Materiel (Fleet). As of 2017, it is also known as Chief of Fleet Support, Chief of Materiel (Ships), then as of 2020, Director General Ships. History The origin of this appointment dates back to 1830 when the post of Fourth Naval Lord was created until 1868 when it was re-styled Junior Naval Lord; this title remained until 1904 when it was again re-styled Fourth Sea Lord until 1964 when the Admiralty Department abolished this post. The modern equivalent is titled the "Naval Member for Logistics", who is responsible for the logistical support and the supply chain of the navy. Its functions along with two other departments of state were merged within a new Ministry of Defence. Following the merger a new post of Chief of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1875 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the year (Third Class is renamed Second Class in 1956). * January 5 – The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated as the home of the Paris Opera. * January 12 – Guangxu becomes the 11th Qing dynasty Emperor of China at the age of 3. He succeeds his cousin, the Tongzhi Emperor, who had no sons of his own. * January 14 – The newly proclaimed King Alfonso XII of Spain (Queen Isabella II's son) arrives in Spain to restore the monarchy during the Third Carlist War. * January 24 – Camille Saint-Saëns' orchestral ''Danse macabre'' receives its première. February * February 3 – Third Carlist War: Battle of Lácar – Carlist commander Torcuato Mendíri secures a brilliant victory, w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1797 Births
Events January–March * January 3 – The Treaty of Tripoli, a peace treaty between the United States and Ottoman Tripolitania, is signed at Algiers (''see also'' 1796). * January 7 – The parliament of the Cisalpine Republic adopts the Italian green-white-red tricolour as their official flag (this is considered the birth of the flag of Italy). * January 13 – Action of 13 January 1797, part of the War of the First Coalition: Two British Royal Navy frigates, HMS ''Indefatigable'' and HMS ''Amazon'', drive the French 74-gun ship of the line '' Droits de l'Homme'' aground on the coast of Brittany, resulting in over 900 deaths. * January 14 – War of the First Coalition – Battle of Rivoli: French forces under General Napoleon Bonaparte defeat an Austrian army of 28,000 men, under '' Feldzeugmeister'' József Alvinczi, near Rivoli (modern-day Italy), ending Austria's fourth and final attempt to relieve the fortress city of Mantua. * Jan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Claude Buckle (admiral)
Admiral Sir Claude Henry Mason Buckle (13 December 1803 – 10 March 1894) was an English naval officer. Life Claude Buckle was the grandson of Admiral Matthew Buckle (1716–1784) and second son of Admiral Matthew Buckle (1770–1855). He entered the Royal Naval College at Portsmouth in August 1817. In March 1819 he passed out, and after serving for a few months in the Channel was appointed to the Leander, going out to the East Indies. In her and in her boats he was actively employed during the First Anglo-Burmese War and at the capture of Rangoon in May 1824. Returning to England in January 1826, he was appointed in April to the Ganges, going out to the South American station as flagship of Sir Robert Waller Otway, and in her was promoted to be lieutenant on 17 April 1827. He afterwards (1829–33) served in the sixth-rate HMS ''North Star'' and the sixth-rate HMS ''Tweed'', on the West Indian station; from 1833 to 1836 was flag-lieutenant to Sir William Hargood at P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lewis Jones (Royal Navy Officer)
Lewis Jones may refer to: Government * Lewis Jones (politician) (1884–1968), British politician, MP for Swansea West, 1931–1945 * G. Lewis Jones (1907–1971), American diplomat, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, 1959–1961 * Lewis Jones (by 1519-67/69), MP for Leominster Sports * Lewis Jones (Australian footballer) (1883–1960), Australian rules footballer * Lewis Jones (footballer, born 1994), British footballer * Lewis Jones (rugby, born 1931), (1931–2024) Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s * Lewis Jones (rugby union, born 1992), Welsh rugby union scrum-half * Lewis Jones (NASCAR), NASCAR driver who won in relief of Bob Welborn Others * Lewis Jones (bishop) (1542–1646), Bishop of Killaloe * Lewis Jones (Patagonia pioneer) (1836–1904), one of the founders of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia who gave his name to the town of Trelew * Lewis Jones (Royal Navy officer) (1797–1895) *Lewis Jon ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Edward Fanshawe
Admiral Sir Edward Gennys Fanshawe, (27 November 1814 – 21 October 1906) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. He was a gifted amateur artist, with much of his work in the National Maritime Museum, London. Naval career Born the eldest surviving son of General Sir Edward Fanshawe, and the nephew of Admiral Sir Arthur Fanshawe, Fanshawe was educated at the Royal Naval Academy, Portsmouth where he came second from the top in a very talented year and was commended for both his artistic and writing ability.''Admiral Sir Edward Gennys Fanshawe GCB'', published 1904 Fanshawe joined the Royal Navy in 1828. During the Oriental Crisis of 1840 he took part in the capture of Acre. He was subsequently given command of and then . He took part in the Crimean War as captain of . Later he commanded , and then . He suffered some health problems from the 1850s, which curtailed his Mediterranean command of HMS ''Centurion''. He was made Superintendent o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charles Eden (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Charles Eden, (3 July 1808 – 7 March 1878) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Naval Lord. Naval career Born the fifth son of Sir Frederick Eden, Eden joined the Royal Navy in 1821. He was given command of the fourth-rate HMS ''Winchester'' in 1842 and the flagship HMS ''Victory'' in 1847. From 1848 to 1852 he acted as Private Secretary to George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland and Sir Francis Baring, 3rd Baronet, successively First Lords of the Admiralty. He succeeded his cousin Henry Eden to that position. He took command of the second-rate HMS ''London'' in 1853 and saw action in the bombardment of Sevastopol during the Crimean War. He was awarded the Order of the Medjidie 3rd Class in 1858. He then became Comptroller-General of the Coastguard in 1855, Third Naval Lord in 1859 and Second Naval Lord in 1861. He was promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1861 and to Vice-Admiral in 1866. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1863. He ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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James Robert Drummond
Admiral Sir James Robert Drummond (15 September 1812 – 7 October 1895) was a Royal Navy officer who commanded several ships in the Black Sea Fleet during the Crimean War and who commanded the Mediterranean Fleet from 1874 to 1877 before going on to be Fourth Naval Lord. Naval career Born the second of the eight children of James Drummond, 8th Viscount Strathallan and Lady Amelia Sophia Drummond (née Murray), Drummond joined the Royal Navy on 2 February 1826. He was promoted to lieutenant on 27 December 1832, and to commander on 9 June 1838. As a commander he took command of the 18-gun sailing sloop in the Mediterranean in 1841. Promoted to captain in 1846, in 1852 he took charge of the 1st-Class wooden paddle-frigate , which had 10-guns and also served in the Mediterranean. Under his command the ''Retribution'', which was listed as having 28 guns, participated in the first bombardment of Sevastopol on 17 October 1854 during the Crimean War. During the bombardment, ''Retribu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet, (10 November 1806 – 29 December 1896) was a Royal Navy officer. As a captain on the North America and West Indies Station he was employed capturing slave-traders and carrying out fishery protection duties. He served as a Junior Naval Lord under both Liberal and Conservative administrations and was put in charge of organising British and French transports during the Crimean War. He became Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station and in this role he acted with diplomacy, especially in response to the ''Trent'' Affair on 8 November 1861 during the American Civil War, when , commanded by Union Captain Charles Wilkes, intercepted the British mail packet and removed, as contraband of war, two Confederate diplomats, James Mason and John Slidell. He became First Naval Lord in the third Derby–Disraeli ministry in July 1866 and in this role took advantage of the Government's focus on spending reduct ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frederick Baronets
The Frederick Baronetcy, of Burwood House in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 10 June 1723 for John Frederick of Burwood House in the southern half of Walton-on-Thames which later became Hersham.''Burke's'': 'Frederick'. He was the grandson of the wealthy merchant Sir John Frederick (b.1601) Lord Mayor of London in 1662 and Member of Parliament for Dartmouth and the City of London, president of Christ's Hospital rebuilding its hall after the Fire of London by expending £5,000 and founding its mathematical school. He died in 1685 leaving £42,000 (£170,000,000 in 2015 money). In the late 18th century the fourth Baronet represented Shoreham and West Looe in the House of Commons while the fifth Baronet represented Newport (Cornwall), Christchurch and Surrey. The seventh Baronet was High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1889 and the eighth was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1934. The family seat fell into the female line and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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HMS Caesar (1853)
Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Caesar'', after the Roman general and dictator Julius Caesar. * ''Caesar'' was ordered as a 74-gun third rate from Plymouth Dockyard in 1777, but construction was cancelled in 1783. * was an 80-gun third rate launched in 1793, used as an army depot after 1814, and broken up 1821. * was a 90-gun screw-propelled second rate launched in 1853 and sold in 1870. * was a launched in 1896 and sold 1921. * was a destroyer launched in 1944 and broken up in 1967. See also * - mercantile brig A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the l ... launched in 1802 that the French Navy purchased at Bordeaux in 1803. The Royal Navy captured her in July 1806 and took her into service, but she was wrecked in early 1807. * , an Italia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |