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Royal Navy admiral From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rear-Admiral John Dobree McCrea (26 March 1829 – 19 March 1883) was a Royal Navy officer who became admiral superintendent of the Malta Dockyard naval base.
John McCrea | |
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Born | 26 March 1829 Torpoint, Cornwall |
Died | 19 March 1883 53) | (aged
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Navy |
Rank | Rear admiral |
Commands | HMS Favourite HMS Prince Consort HMS Bellerophon HMS Triumph Malta Dockyard |
Promoted to captain on 15 April 1862, McCrea became commanding officer of the corvette HMS Favourite in November 1867, commanding officer of the second-rate HMS Prince Consort in February 1871, commanding officer of the ironclad battleship HMS Bellerophon in November 1871, and commanding officer of the battleship HMS Triumph in March 1873.[1] He went on to be Naval Officer in Charge at Gibraltar in January 1874 and, having been promoted to rear admiral on 30 December 1877,[2] he became admiral superintendent of Malta Dockyard in June 1879 and admiral superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard in May 1882.[3]
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