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John McCrea
Born26 March 1829
Torpoint, Cornwall
Died19 March 1883 (1883-03-20) (aged 53)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankRear admiral
Commands heldHMS Favourite
HMS Prince Consort
HMS Bellerophon
HMS Triumph
Malta Dockyard

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.

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Promoted 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

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  1. ^ "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.
  • Military offices
    Preceded by

    William Luard

    Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard
    1879–1882
    Succeeded by

    William Graham


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