Frederick Stirling

Frederick Stirling
Born	1829 At sea
Died	November 1885 Brighton, East Sussex
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Warrior HMS Clio Australia Station (1870-1873) Pacific Station (1879-1881)
Battles/wars	Crimean War

Vice Admiral Frederick Henry Stirling (1829 – November 1885) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station. He was a son of Admiral Sir James Stirling, the first Governor of Western Australia and Ellen Mangles.

Having been born at sea on the barque Parmelia, off the Cape of Good Hope, Stirling was appointed a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1848. He went on to serve in the Black Sea during the Crimean War. Promoted to Captain in 1860, he was given command of HMS Warrior and then HMS Clio. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Australia Squadron in 1870 and Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1879.