Henry Nicholson (Royal Navy officer)
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Admiral Sir Henry Frederick Nicholson KCB
(21 October 1835 – 1915) was a Royal Navy
officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
in 1849.
He was Captain of HMS Temeraire
at the Bombardment of Alexandria
in 1882 and went on to be Captain of HMS Asia
in 1884. He became Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station
in 1890 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1896. He retired in 1897.
He died in 1915.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(21 October 1835 – 1915) was a Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
Naval career
Nicholson joined the Royal NavyRoyal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
in 1849.
He was Captain of HMS Temeraire
HMS Temeraire (1876)
HMS Temeraire was an ironclad battleship of the Victorian Royal Navy which was unique in that she carried her main armament partly in the traditional broadside battery, and partly in barbettes on the upper deck.-Design and construction:...
at the Bombardment of Alexandria
Bombardment of Alexandria (1882)
The Bombardment of Alexandria, in 1882, by the British Mediterranean Fleet took place on 11–13 July 1882. Admiral Sir Frederick Beauchamp Seymour was in command of a fleet of fifteen Royal Navy ironclad ships which sailed to Alexandria...
in 1882 and went on to be Captain of HMS Asia
HMS Asia (1824)
HMS Asia was an 84-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 January 1824 at Bombay Dockyard.She was Codrington's flagship at the Battle of Navarino....
in 1884. He became Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station
Cape of Good Hope Station
The Cape of Good Hope Station was one of the geographical divisions into which the British Royal Navy divided its worldwide responsibilities. It was formally the units and establishments responsible to the Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope....
in 1890 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1896. He retired in 1897.
He died in 1915.