Vice Admiral John Brett Purvis (12 August 1787 – 1 October 1857) was a
Royal Navy
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officer who became Commander-in-Chief,
South East Coast of America Station
The South East Coast of America Station was a formation of the Royal Navy which existed from 1838 until just after the end of the 19th century.
History
The station was separated from the Pacific Station in 1838 in order to combat the slave trade i ...
.
Naval career
Born the son of Admiral John Child Purvis, Purvis joined the
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 ...
in 1799.
Promoted to
commodore, he became Commander-in-Chief,
South East Coast of America Station
The South East Coast of America Station was a formation of the Royal Navy which existed from 1838 until just after the end of the 19th century.
History
The station was separated from the Pacific Station in 1838 in order to combat the slave trade i ...
in March 1842.
Promoted to
rear admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...
on 9 November 1846, he went on to be Commander-in-Chief,
Queenstown in June 1852 and was promoted to
vice admiral on 4 July 1853.
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1787 births
1857 deaths
Royal Navy vice admirals