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Frederick Warden CB (18 November 1807 – 11 November 1869) was a

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officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron.

Naval career

Warden joined the

as a cadet in 1820.William Loney RN
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during the Oriental Crisis in 1840. Promoted to

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in 1845, he was given command of HMS ''Retribution'' in 1850 and then HMS ''Ajax'' which was used as mobile maritime

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in the

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during the

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. He later commanded HMS ''Hibernia'' and then HMS ''Redpole''. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron in 1867 and Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown in December 1868. He arrived from Lisbon to take command at Queenstown aboard HMS ''Helicon'', despatch vessel, on 28 December 1868. He died in office in Queenstown on 11 November 1869. He lived at Barham Lodge in

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.Wills and Bequests
Illustrated London News, 1870

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Warden, Frederick 1807 births 1869 deaths Royal Navy rear admirals Companions of the Order of the Bath

Naval career

See also

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