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 John Corbett, (15 July 1822 – 10 December 1893) was a

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officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station.

Naval career

Corbett joined the

in 1835.William Loney RN
/ref> Promoted to commander in 1852, he served in the

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. Following his promotion to

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in 1857, he commanded HMS ''Scout'', HMS ''Hastings'', HMS ''Black Prince'' and then the

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HMS ''Britannia''. In 1867 he commanded HMS ''Warrior''. He was made Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1877 and

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in 1884. He retired in 1887. In his spare time Corbett was an amateur artist who painted

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s during his travels in the 1850s and 1860s.

Family

In 1864, he married Georgina Grace Holmes. Their son Admiral

Charles Frederick Corbett Admiral Charles Frederick Corbett, CB, MVO (21 November 1867 – 29 January 1955) was a Royal Navy officer. Biography The son of Admiral Sir John Corbett, Charles Corbett entered HMS ''Britannia'' as a cadet in 1881. From 1914 to 1916, he wa ...

also reached flag rank in the Royal Navy.

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* , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Corbett, John 1822 births 1893 deaths Royal Navy admirals Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Place of birth missing