Frederick Henry Stirling
Vice-Admiral Frederick Henry Stirling (1829 – 23 November, 1885) served in the Royal Navy. Prior to some point in the 1850s, it appears he spelled his first name as "Frederic".
Life & Career
Stirling was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 29 May, 1848.[1]
Stirling was promoted to the rank of Commander on 25 March 1854.[2]
Stirling was promoted to the rank of Captain on 19 November, 1860.[3]
Stirling was appointed in command of the screw corvette Clio, and as Commodore Second Class in Command of Australian States from 22 February 1870, hoisting pendant on 3 September 1870. He gave up command on 16 October, 1873.[4]
Stirling was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 22 January, 1877.[5]
Stirling was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 31 December, 1881.[6]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry Boys |
Captain of H.M.S. Warrior Aug, 1868[7] |
Succeeded by Henry C. Glyn |
| Preceded by Rowley Lambert |
Commander-in-Chief, Australian Station 8 Apr, 1870[8] – 22 May, 1873[9] |
Succeeded by James G. Goodenough |
| Preceded by Algernon F. R. de Horsey |
Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station 21 Jul, 1879[10] |
Succeeded by Algernon McL. Lyons |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1850). p. 274.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1856). p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1869). p. 422.
- ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1144. f. 1287.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1883). p. 56.
- ↑ Wikipedia page on Warrior.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 89.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1880). p. 188.
