Vice Admiral Frederick Henry Stirling (1829 – November 1885) was a

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officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station. He was a son of Admiral Sir James Stirling, the first

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and Ellen Mangles.

Naval career

Having been born at sea on the

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''Parmelia'', off the Cape of Good Hope, Stirling was appointed a

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in the

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during the

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. Promoted to Captain in 1860, he was given command of HMS ''Warrior'' and then HMS ''Clio''. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Australia Squadron, in 1870 and Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station, in 1879.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stirling, Frederick 1828 births 1885 deaths Royal Navy admirals People born at sea

Naval career

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