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Frederick Stirling

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Frederick Stirling
Born	1829 At sea
Died	November 1885 Brighton, East Sussex
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Warrior HMS Clio Australia Station (1870–1873) Pacific Station (1879–1881)
Battles/wars	Crimean War

Vice Admiral Frederick Henry Stirling (1829 – November 1885) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station. He was a son of Admiral Sir James Stirling, the first Governor of Western Australia and Ellen Mangles.

Naval career

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Having been born at sea on the barque Parmelia, off the Cape of Good Hope,^[1] Stirling was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1848.^[2] He went on to serve in the Black Sea during the Crimean War.^[2] Promoted to captain in 1860, he was given command of HMS Warrior and then HMS Clio.^[2] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Australia Squadron, in 1870 and Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station, in 1879.^[2]

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^ "The Barque Parmelia and its passengers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2010.

Military offices
Preceded by Rowley Lambert	Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station 1870–1873	Succeeded by James Goodenough
Preceded by Sir Algernon de Horsey	Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station 1879–1881	Succeeded by Sir Algernon Lyons

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