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This page is a list of famous ships and sailors of the Royal Navy. The list is composed of famous sailors of the Royal Navy e.g. Horatio Nelson. The list also includes people who are famous and have served with the Royal Navy at some point e.g. Alec Guinness. This list also includes ships that have become famous in their own right, e.g. Mary Rose.
This list aims to include all who have been promoted to the rank of admiral in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom following the Acts of Union 1707, or to historical variations of that rank (the main article on the rank includes a history of the rank, including the pre-1864 use of colour for admirals of the various squadrons).
William Bolton (Royal Navy officer, died 1817) Charles George Bonner; William Booth (Royal Navy officer) Maurice Bourke; Peter Bover; Richard Bowen (Royal Navy officer) Robert Boyle-Walsingham; Edward Boys (Royal Navy officer) William Boys (Royal Navy officer) Edward Braye; Edward Pelham Brenton; James Brisbane; David Brodie (Royal Navy officer)
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his pioneering voyages in the Pacific Ocean to New Zealand, Australia, and Hawaii. Great Britain: Yes Yes 1728 1779 Cooper, Thomas. 19th-century American maritime pilot best known for piloting battleships built at the Boston Navy Yard on their initial seatrials. United States: 1833 1906
Captain (Capt.) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above commander and below commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a colonel in the British Army and Royal Marines, and to a group captain in the Royal Air Force. There are similarly named equivalent ranks in the navies of many other countries.
Promotion path of British flag officers. Flag rank advancement in the 18th and 19th century Royal Navy was determined entirely by seniority. Initial promotion to flag rank from the rank of captain occurred when a vacancy appeared on the admirals' seniority list due to the death or retirement of a flag officer.
This is a list of senior officers of the Royal Navy (or more precisely a list of lists of the holders of certain senior positions in the Royal Navy). Lord Admirals of England 1385 –1628, 1638 –1708
Rear Admiral (RAdm) is a flag officer rank of the British Royal Navy. It is immediately superior to Commodore and is subordinate to Vice Admiral. It is a two-star rank and has a NATO ranking code of OF-7. The rank originated in the days of naval sailing squadrons and each naval squadron would be assigned an Admiral as its head. He would command ...