Frederick Hamilton (Royal Navy officer)
| Sir Frederick Hamilton | |
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1917 portrait by Francis Dodd
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| Born |
8 March 1856 London, England |
| Died | 4 October 1917 (aged 61) Rosyth, Scotland |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1869–1917 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Rattlesnake HMS Bulwark Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth |
| Battles/wars |
Zulu War First World War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Frederick Tower Hamilton GCVO, KCB (8 March 1856 – 4 October 1917) was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.
Hamilton joined the Royal Navy in 1869 as a cadet on the training ship Britannia. He fought in Naval Brigade in the Zulu War in 1879, for which service he was mentioned in despatches. After promotion to Lieutenant he specialised into the Torpedo Branch and in 1884 after training was appointed a staff officer at the Torpedo Schoolship HMS Vernon. In 1892 he was promoted to commander and serving aboard the battleship HMS Hood. He was appointed in command of the torpedo school ship HMS Defiance at Devonport on 1 November 1897, promoted to captain on 1 January 1898, and re-appointed in command of the Defiance the same day. On 18 March 1902 he was appointed flag captain of the battleship HMS Bulwark, which in May was to become flagship of Admiral Sir Compton Domvile, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. Hamilton was Aide-de-Camp to the King between 1906 and 1907.
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