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| − | '''John Coke Burnell''', | + | {{ViceRN}} '''John Coke Burnell''', Royal Navy, Retired (27 December, 1842 – 22 February, 1928) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
| − | He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Victoria (1887)|''Victoria'']] on 11 November, 1889.<ref>''The Navy List'' (March, 1891). p. 263.</ref> | + | He was appointed in command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Victoria (1887)|''Victoria'']] on 11 November, 1889.<ref>''The Navy List'' (March, 1891). p. 263.</ref> |
He was appointed [[Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard]] on 25 January, 1892.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 22 January, 1892. Issue '''33541''', col F, p. 7.</ref> | He was appointed [[Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard]] on 25 January, 1892.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 22 January, 1892. Issue '''33541''', col F, p. 7.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 8 November 2012
Vice-Admiral John Coke Burnell, Royal Navy, Retired (27 December, 1842 – 22 February, 1928) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
He was appointed in command of the battleship Victoria on 11 November, 1889.[1]
He was appointed Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard on 25 January, 1892.[2]
He was appointed Captain of the Steam Reserve at Portsmouth on 15 January, 1895.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (March, 1891). p. 263.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 22 January, 1892. Issue 33541, col F, p. 7.
- ↑ Clowes. VII. p. 7.
Bibliography
- "Vice-Admiral Burnell" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 24 February, 1928. Issue 44825, col D, p. 17.
- Clowes, Sir Wm. Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A History From the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/15.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John Fellowes |
Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard 1894 – 1895 |
Succeeded by Andrew K. Bickford
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