Vice Admiral Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral. Australia In the Royal Australian Navy, the rank of Vice ...

Charles Thomas Curme (2 August 1827 – 19 February 1892) was a

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officer who went on to be

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Naval career

Curme joined the

in 1841. Promoted to

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in 1864, he commanded HMS ''Repulse'', HMS ''Duncan'' and then HMS ''Indus''. He was made Admiral Superintendent of Devonport dockyard in 1880 and in that role opposed the appointment of civil assistants in dockyards believing dockyards should be run by naval officers. He became

in 1890 and died in office two years later.

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