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Armar Lowry Corry (1793 – 1 May 1855, in Paris) was a British naval officer.
Naval career
Corry entered the
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on 1 August 1805, became a Lieutenant on 28 April 1812, a Commander on 13 June 1815, and
Captain
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on 23 July 1821.
[William Loney RN]
/ref> From 1835 to 1839 he was captain of HMS ''Barham'' on the coast of Spain and in 1844–45 served in the Channel Squadron
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as Captain of HMS ''Superb''.[ Promoted to Rear-Admiral on 8 March 1852, he was employed "in command of the Western Squadron" until 1853. He commanded the Channel Squadron from 24 May that year until February 1854, flying his flag in HMS ''Prince Regent'', captained by Frederick Hutton.][ He was then assigned as second-in-command to Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, who was to command the British fleet in the ]Baltic
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.[ While Napier left for the Baltic with the steam ships of the line, Corry, flying his flag in HMS ''Neptune'', again captained by Hutton, followed some weeks later with the division of ships powered only by sail. He fell ill during the campaign and was invalided home, but never fully recovered and died in Paris on 1 May 1855.][
In 1817, Corry visited Egypt as the captain of his brother's yacht ''Osprey''. There he and his brother, Lord Belmore, of Enniskillen, visited such sights as the ]Temple of Dendur
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, where Corry inscribed his name as graffiti in the Temple of Dendur. It can be seen today prominently inscribed at the Temple, which resides at the New York Metropolitan Museum. The inscription reads: "A L Corry RN 1817" ("RN" stands for "Royal Navy").
Personal life
In 1842 he married Elizabeth Rosetta Massy-Dawson. The couple's children included Juliana, who married Major Robert Poore (1834–1918). Juliana's children included Major Robert Poore (1866–1918) who married Flora, sister of the 13th Duke of Hamilton; and Nina Poore (1878–1951), who married the Duke and thus became Duchess of Hamilton.Kensal Green Cemetery
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, London.
See also
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References
1793 births
1855 deaths
Royal Navy rear admirals
Royal Navy personnel of the Crimean War
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