Sir Frederic Edward Errington Brock (15 October 1854 – 1 November 1929) was a

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officer.

Naval career

Brock was promoted to

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in the

on 8 December 1879. Promoted to

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on 30 June 1898, he was given command of the

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HMS ''Highflyer'' in December 1899, when she was part of a Training squadron, including a visit to Gibraltar in March 1900. He was subsequently flag captain to rear-admiral

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during his years on the ''Highflyer'' as Commander-in-Chief of the

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. He transferred to a temporary command of the second-class

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HMS ''Camperdown'' for a month from 24 September to 7 November 1902, before he was appointed in command of the

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HMS ''Bacchante'' on 25 November 1902, for her outbound journey to her first commission in the Mediterranean Squadron. On arrival she replaced as flagship of its cruiser squadron, and Brock changed places on 20 December with Captain

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, who had until then been in command of ''Andromeda''. Brock then brought the ''Andromeda'' home, and paid her off at Portsmouth on 10 February 1903. He was later given command of the protected cruiser HMS ''Diadem'' in July 1903, followed by command of the armoured cruiser HMS ''Donegal'' in November 1903, before transferring to the battleship HMS ''Triumph'' in May 1905. Brock became Rear-Admiral Commanding the Portsmouth Division of the

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in November 1909, Senior Naval Officer at

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in September 1912 and, during the

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in January 1916.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brock, Frederic Royal Navy admirals 1854 births 1929 deaths Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companions of the Order of the Bath 19th-century Royal Navy personnel Royal Navy admirals of World War I