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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)
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 Admirals. Britannia Viewing the Conquerors of the Seas, 1800. Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9, formally outranked only by the rank admiral of the fleet.
British naval attachés (38 P) C. Royal Navy chaplains (1 C, 87 P) Royal Navy Commando officers (5 P) ... Royal Navy captains (487 P) Royal Navy commodores (39 P) S.
To be included in this category a sailor must have commanded a squadron or a fleet large enough to contain one or more squadrons of Royal Navy war ships, or be of the rank of admiral. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
The professional head of the Royal Navy is known as the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff (1SL/CNS).. There are presently two senior subordinates to the 1SL: the Second Sea Lord, who is also the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff; and the Fleet Commander.