robert, brien, fitzroy, vice, admiral, april, 1839, 1896, royal, navy, officer, served, commander, chief, channel, squadron, born2, april, 1839died7, 1896, 1896, aged, allegianceunited, kingdomservice, branchroyal, navyyears, service1853, 1896rankvice, admiral. Vice Admiral Sir Robert O Brien FitzRoy KCB 2 April 1839 7 May 1896 was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander in Chief Channel Squadron Robert O Brien FitzRoyBorn2 April 1839Died7 May 1896 1896 05 08 aged 57 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal NavyYears of service1853 1896RankVice admiralCommands heldHMS AlexandraChannel SquadronBattles warsSecond Opium WarAwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the BathNaval career EditBorn the son of Admiral Robert FitzRoy FitzRoy Junior joined the Royal Navy in 1853 1 He served in the Second Opium War in 1857 and was promoted to Captain in 1872 1 In 1878 he commanded HMS Alexandra flagship of Admiral Sir Geoffrey Hornby through the Dardanelles to Constantinople and although he grounded the ship it was later re floated 2 On 16 April 1886 he was made an Naval Aide de Camp to the Queen 3 He served as Commander in Chief Channel Squadron from 1894 to 1895 4 and was appointed KCB shortly before his death in 1896 5 References Edit a b The Correspondence of Charles Darwin Volume 14 Volume 1866 By Charles Darwin Duncan M Porter p 509 HMS Alexandra No 25578 The London Gazette 16 April 1886 p 1839 Whitacker s Almanack 1895 Whitacker s Almanack 1896 Military officesPreceded bySir Henry Fairfax Commander in Chief Channel Fleet1894 1895 Succeeded byLord Walter Kerr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert O 27Brien FitzRoy amp oldid 1148229404, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
