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John Ommanney

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Died
  
1855

Name
  
John Ommanney

Rank
  
Admiral

Service/branch
  
Allegiance
  

Commands held
  
HMS HussarHMS RobusHMS BarfleurPlymouth Command

Battles/wars
  
Greek War of IndependenceOriental Crisis

Admiral Sir John Acworth Ommanney KCB (1773 – 8 July 1855) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.

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Ommanney joined the Royal Navy in 1786. Promoted Commander in 1796, he was given command of a brig and arrested a fleet of Swedish merchant ships in the North Sea. Promoted to Post Captain in 1800, he commanded HMS Hussar, HMS Robus and then HMS Barfleur. In 1825 he took command of HMS Albion and took part in the Battle of Navarino in 1827.

He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Lisbon in 1837 and then Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1840 during the Oriental Crisis. He was made Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1851. He died on 8 July 1855.

Family

In 1803 he married Frances Ayling; they had four daughters.

References

John Ommanney Wikipedia


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