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Frederick Stirling

Frederick Stirling

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Vice Admiral Frederick Henry Stirling (1829 – November 1885) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station. He was a son of Admiral Sir James Stirling, the first Governor of Western Australia and Ellen Mangles.

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Having been born at sea on the barque Parmelia, off the Cape of Good Hope,[1] Stirling was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1848.[2] He went on to serve in the Black Sea during the Crimean War.[2] Promoted to captain in 1860, he was given command of HMS Warrior and then HMS Clio.[2] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Australia Squadron, in 1870 and Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station, in 1879.[2]

See also

  • O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Stirling, Frederick Henry" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.

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  1. [1]
    "The Barque Parmelia and its passengers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
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    William Loney RN
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