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, ...

Thomas Bridgeman Lethbridge (28 October 1829 – 30 December 1892) was a

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officer who went on to be

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Naval career

Born the son of Captain Robert Lethbridge RN,Death
The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser, 14 February 1893 Thomas Lethbridge joined the

in 1843.William Loney RN
/ref> Promoted to

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in 1863, he commanded HMS ''Himalaya'', HMS ''Simoom'', HMS ''Trafalgar'', HMS ''Northumberland'', HMS ''Black Prince'' and then HMS ''Duncan''. He was appointed Senior Officer,

Coast of Ireland Station The Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland was both an admiral's post and a naval formation of the Royal Navy. It was based at Queenstown, now Cobh, in Ireland from 1797 to 1919. The admiral's headquarters was at Admiralty House, Cobh. History T ...

in 1883 and

in 1888. He retired in 1890.

References

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