Rowley Lambert
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Vice Admiral
Rowley Lambert, CB (23 April 1828 – 22 July 1880) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy
.
, Rowley was appointed a lieutenant
in the Royal Navy
in 1848. He served in the Black Sea
during the Crimean war
. Promoted to Captain
in 1855, he was given command of HMS Scylla and then HMS Liverpool
. He was the Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station between 28 May 1867 until 8 April 1870. He died in London
on 22 July 1880.
Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom
The Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom is an honorary office generally held by a senior Royal Navy admiral. Despite the title, the Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom is usually a full admiral. He is the official deputy to the Lord High Admiral, an honorary office vested in the Sovereign from...
Rowley Lambert, CB (23 April 1828 – 22 July 1880) was a senior officer in the 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...
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Naval career
Born the son of Admiral Sir George LambertGeorge Lambert (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Sir George Robert Lambert GCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.-Naval career:...
, Rowley was appointed a lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in the 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...
in 1848. He served in the Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
during the Crimean war
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
. Promoted to Captain
Captain (naval)
Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
in 1855, he was given command of HMS Scylla and then HMS Liverpool
HMS Liverpool (1860)
HMS Liverpool was a fourth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was ordered on 31 March 1855, but building did not commence until 14 November 1859 and she was launched at Devonport Dockyard on 30 October 1860, in the same year that the famous iron-hulled Warrior was launched.During her first...
. He was the Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station between 28 May 1867 until 8 April 1870. He died in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
on 22 July 1880.