Rear-Admiral John Dobree McCrea (26 March 1829 – 19 March 1883) was a Royal Navy officer who became admiral superintendent of the Malta Dockyard naval base.
John McCrea | |
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| Born | 26 March 1829 Torpoint, Cornwall |
| Died | 19 March 1883 (aged 53) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Rear admiral |
| Commands | HMS Favourite HMS Prince Consort HMS Bellerophon HMS Triumph Malta Dockyard |
Naval career
editPromoted to captain on 15 April 1862, McCrea became commanding officer of the corvette HMS Favourite in November 1867, commanding officer of the second-rate HMS Prince Consort in February 1871, commanding officer of the ironclad battleship HMS Bellerophon in November 1871, and commanding officer of the battleship HMS Triumph in March 1873.[1] He went on to be Naval Officer in Charge at Gibraltar in January 1874 and, having been promoted to rear admiral on 30 December 1877,[2] he became admiral superintendent of Malta Dockyard in June 1879 and admiral superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard in May 1882.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Captains commanding Royal Navy Warships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "John Dobree McCrea". William Loney. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2015.