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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
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.
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)
Three senior female officers in 2019: Cdre Eleanor Ablett, AVM Chris Elliot, and Air Cdre Maria Byford. The following is a list of women who have reached general, flag or air officer rank in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force, not including those given honorary ranks.
Women's Royal Naval Service officers (52 P) Pages in category "Royal Navy officers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 689 total.
Captain Sir William Symonds served as Surveyor of the Navy from 1832 to 1847. Captain Symonds was a naval officer and yacht designer, "who had risen to prominence by his success in competitive sailing trials between small warships. His selection implied a criticism of the dockyard-trained architects of the preceding 200 years". [26]
British naval commanders in the War of the Spanish Succession (26 P) Pages in category "18th-century Royal Navy personnel" The following 137 pages are in this category, out of 137 total.
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