John Coke Burnell
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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 1895 – 1898 |
Succeeded by Andrew K. Bickford
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Victoria 11 Nov, 1889 – ? |
Succeeded by Maurice A. Bourke |
