Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

Sir Charles John Briggs (15 July 1858 – 16 July 1951) was a

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

officer who went on to be

Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy The post of Controller of the Navy (abbreviated as CofN) was originally created in 1859 when the Surveyor of the Navy's title changed to Controller of the Navy. In 1869 the controller's office was abolished and its duties were assumed by that of ...

Naval career

Briggs joined the

as a

cadet A cadet is an officer trainee or candidate. The term is frequently used to refer to those training to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. Its meaning may vary between countries which can include youths in ...

in 1872. He was promoted to the rank of

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

on 22 June 1897, and appointed in command of the torpedo boat depot ship HMS ''Vulcan'' on 12 December 1901. He was appointed Rear Admiral in the First Division of the

Home Fleet The Home Fleet was a fleet of the Royal Navy that operated from the United Kingdom's territorial waters from 1902 with intervals until 1967. In 1967, it was merged with the Mediterranean Fleet creating the new Western Fleet. Before the First ...

in 1909 before becoming

in 1910 and then being given command of the 4th Battle Squadron in the

in 1913. He retired in 1917.

Family

In 1901 he married Frances Mary Wilson; they had three sons and three daughters.Roots.web
/ref>

References

External links

Charles John Briggs at The Dreadnought Project
{{DEFAULTSORT:Briggs, Charles 1858 births 1951 deaths Royal Navy admirals of World War I Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Lords of the Admiralty People from Brentford Military personnel from Essex