James Robert Drummond
| Sir James Drummond | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 September 1812 |
| Died | 7 October 1895 (aged 83) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1826–1877 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
Mediterranean Fleet HMS Maeander HMS Victory HMS Albion HMS Tribune HMS Retribution HMS Scout |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
| Relations | Major General Laurence Drummond (son) |
Admiral Sir James Robert Drummond GCB (15 September 1812 – 7 October 1895) was a Royal Navy officer who commanded several ships in the Black Sea Fleet during the Crimean War and who commanded the Mediterranean Fleet from 1874 to 1877 before going on to be Fourth Naval Lord.
Born the second of the eight children of James Drummond, 8th Viscount Strathallan and Lady Amelia Sophia Drummond (née Murray), Drummond joined the Royal Navy on 2 February 1826. He was promoted to lieutenant on 27 December 1832, and to commander on 9 June 1838.
As a commander he took command of the 18-gun sailing sloop HMS Scout in the Mediterranean in 1841. Promoted to captain in 1846, in 1852 he took charge of the 1st-Class wooden paddle-frigate HMS Retribution, which had 10-guns and also served in the Mediterranean. Under his command the Retribution, which was listed as having 28 guns, participated in the first bombardment of Sevastapol on 17 October 1854 during the Crimean War. During the bombardment, Retribution towed or was coupled broadside to the 120-gun sailing line-of-battle ship HMS Trafalgar.
Later that year, Drummond was appointed captain of the 31-gun wooden screw-corvette HMS Tribune, and the following year to the 2nd rate, 2-decker 90-gun sail line-of-battle ship HMS Albion, both of which ships formed part of the Black Sea Fleet. In March 1856 he became Captain of HMS Victory, flagship of Vice Admiral George Francis Seymour, Portsmouth, and in December of that year he was transferred to the 5th-rate 44-gun sailing frigate HMS Maeander, for coast guard service.
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