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Claude Edward Buckle (7 February 1839 – 7 February 1930) was a Royal Navy officer who became Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station.

Naval career

Buckle became commanding officer of the

battleship A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns. It dominated naval warfare in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The term ''battleship'' came into use in the late 1880s to describe a type of ...

HMS ''Invincible'' in May 1884, commanding officer of the battleship HMS ''Superb'' in July 1886 and commanding officer of the battleship HMS ''Hercules'' in April 1887. He went on to be Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station in January 1895 before he retired in January 1898.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckle, Claude 1839 births 1930 deaths Royal Navy admirals