Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of ...

Sir Adolphus Slade CB (1804 – 13 November 1877) was a British admiral who became an admiral in the

Ottoman Navy The Ottoman Navy () or the Imperial Navy (), also known as the Ottoman Fleet, was the naval warfare arm of the Ottoman Empire. It was established after the Ottomans first reached the sea in 1323 by capturing Praenetos (later called Karamürsel ...

. While in Ottoman service he was known as Mushaver (Inspector)

Pasha Pasha (; ; ) was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals, dignitary, dignitaries, and others. ''Pasha'' was also one of the highest titles in the 20th-century Kingdom of ...

He was the fifth son of General Sir John Slade. Adolphus-slade

Career

* 1815: Entered Navy * 1827: Lieutenant * 1841: Commander * 1849: Captain * 1849–1866: Admiral in the

Turkish navy The Turkish Naval Forces (), or Turkish Navy (), is the naval warfare service branch of the TAF. The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was established as the ''Directorate o ...

, with the title of

. This included the

Crimean War The Crimean War was fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont fro ...

. In 1854, his flagship was a 72-gun frigate. * 1858: KCB * 1866: Rear-Admiral * 1867: Retired Rear-Admiral * 1873: Retired Vice-Admiral

Books

Slade, who has been described as "one of the best nineteenth-century writers on the Middle East", wrote a number of books:
''Records of travels in Turkey, Greece, &c. and of a Cruise in the Black Sea, with the Capitan Pasha, in the years 1829,1830, and 1831''
(1833)
''Turkey, Greece and Malta''
(1837) * ''The sultan and Mehemet Ali; or, The present crisis in Turkey.'' (1839)
''Travels in Germany and Russia: including a steam voyage by the Danube and the Euxine from Vienna to Constantinople, in 1838-39''
(1840) * ''A Few Words on Naval Construction and Naval promotion.'' (1846) * ''Maritime States and Military Navies'' (1859)
''Turkey and the Crimean War: a narrative of historical events''
(1867) * ''An Historical Catechism of the Church of England, from the Apostles' times to the mission of St. Augustine. Compiled chiefly for the young'' (1883).

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1804 births 1877 deaths Royal Navy admirals Ottoman Empire admirals Ottoman military personnel of the Crimean War Younger sons of baronets {{UK-navy-bio-stub

Career

Books

See also

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