Died 21 September 1902 Name Burges Watson Rank Rear Admiral | Service/branch Royal Navy Allegiance United Kingdom | |
Commands held HMS Leander
HMS Royal Oak
Pembroke Dockyard
Malta Dockyard Awards Commander of the Royal Victorian Order | ||
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Rear Admiral Burges Watson, CVO (24 September 1846 – 21 September 1902) was a Royal Navy officer who became Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard.
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Tom burges watson business technology
Naval career
Promoted to captain on 31 December 1885, Watson became commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Leander in February 1889 and commanding officer of the battleship HMS Royal Oak in January 1896. He went on to be Captain Superintendent, Pembroke Dockyard in October 1896, and Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard in February 1900. When Lord Charles Beresford resigned as Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in January 1902, Watson was appointed to succeed him, taking over the battleship HMS Ramillies as his flag ship.
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