John Corbett (Royal Navy officer)
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Admiral Sir John Corbett KCB
(15 July 1822 – 10 December 1893) was a Royal Navy
officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
.
in 1835. Promoted to Commander in 1852, he served in the Second Opium War
. Following his promotion to Captain
in 1857, he commanded HMS Scout, HMS Hastings
, HMS Black Prince
and then the training ship HMS Britannia
. In 1867 he commanded HMS Warrior
. He was made Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
in 1877 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1884. He retired in 1887.
In his spare time Corbett was an amateur artist who painted watercolours during his travels in the 1850s and 1860s.
Order of the Bath
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(15 July 1822 – 10 December 1893) was a Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
East Indies Station
The East Indies Station was a formation of the British Royal Navy from 1865 to 1941.From 1831 to 1865 the East Indies and the China Station were a single command known as the East Indies and China Station...
.
Naval career
Corbett joined the Royal NavyRoyal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
in 1835. Promoted to Commander in 1852, he served in the Second Opium War
Second Opium War
The Second Opium War, the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Second China War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a war pitting the British Empire and the Second French Empire against the Qing Dynasty of China, lasting from 1856 to 1860...
. Following his promotion to Captain
Captain (naval)
Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
in 1857, he commanded HMS Scout, HMS Hastings
HMS Hastings (1819)
HMS Hastings was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built in Calcutta for the Honourable East India Company, but purchased by the Royal Navy on 22 June 1819....
, HMS Black Prince
HMS Black Prince (1861)
HMS Black Prince was the third ship of that name to serve with the Royal Navy. She was the world's second ocean-going, iron-hulled, armoured warship, following her sister ship, . For a brief period the two s were the most powerful warships in the world, being virtually impregnable to the naval guns...
and then the training ship HMS Britannia
HMS Britannia (1820)
HMS Britannia was a 120-gun first-rate ship-of-the-line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1813 and launched on 20 October 1820.Commissioned in 1823, she saw service in the Mediterranean from 1830-1 and in 1841...
. In 1867 he commanded HMS Warrior
HMS Warrior (1860)
HMS Warrior was the first iron-hulled, armour-plated warship, built for the Royal Navy in response to the first ironclad warship, the French Gloire, launched a year earlier....
. He was made Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
East Indies Station
The East Indies Station was a formation of the British Royal Navy from 1865 to 1941.From 1831 to 1865 the East Indies and the China Station were a single command known as the East Indies and China Station...
in 1877 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1884. He retired in 1887.
In his spare time Corbett was an amateur artist who painted watercolours during his travels in the 1850s and 1860s.