John Ommanney
Admiral Sir John Acworth Ommanney KCB (17 October 1773 – 8 July 1855) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.
Sir John Ommanney | |
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| Born | 17 October 1773 Westminster, Middlesex, England[1] |
| Died | 8 July 1855 (aged 81) Havant, Hampshire |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Hussar HMS Robus HMS Barfleur Plymouth Command |
| Battles/wars | Greek War of Independence Oriental Crisis |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Naval career
Ommanney joined the Royal Navy in 1786.[2] Promoted Commander in 1796, he was given command of a brig and arrested a fleet of Swedish merchant ships in the North Sea.[2] Promoted to Post Captain in 1800, he commanded HMS Hussar, HMS Robus and then HMS Barfleur.[2] In 1825 he took command of HMS Albion and took part in the Battle of Navarino in 1827.[2]
He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Lisbon in 1837 and then Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1840 during the Oriental Crisis.[3] He was made Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1851.[2] He died on 8 July 1855.[2]
Family
In 1803, he married Frances Ayling; they had four daughters.[2]
See also
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
References
- 1851 England Census
- J. K. Laughton, rev. Andrew Lambert, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 "Ommanney, Sir John Acworth (1773–1855)" accessed 23 August 2016
- Portsmouth Archived 23 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Times, 21 September 1840 p. 6
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir William Gage |
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 1851–1854 |
Succeeded by Sir William Parker |