John Kingcome

Admiral Sir John Kingcome, KCB (14 February 1793 – 7 August 1871) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.

Sir John Kingcome
Born14 February 1793
Died7 August 1871
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1808 – 1869
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Belleisle
HMS Simoom
HMS St George
HMS Royal William
Pacific Station
Battles/warsNapoleonic Wars
First Anglo-Burmese War
First Opium War
Crimean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
HMS Simoon, John Kingcome, Esq. Captain R.N. Latitude 51° 31'N - Longitude 39° 30'W 4 May 1852

Kingcome joined the Royal Navy in 1808[1] and was present at the destruction of the French ships during the Battle of the Basque Roads the following year.[2] He also served in the First Anglo-Burmese War from 1824 to 1826.[2]

Promoted to captain in 1838, he commanded HMS Belleisle during the First Opium War in 1841.[1] He later took charge of HMS Simoom and HMS St George and then commanded HMS Royal William[1] in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War.[2] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1862 and was made full Admiral on the Reserved List in 1869.[1][3]

Kingcome Inlet on the British Columbia Coast is named after him as are other placenames in the area.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Sir John Kingcome". William Loney RN. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. "A Fine and Unusual Naval K.C.B. Group to Admiral Sir J. Kingcome, Royal Navy". Christies. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. "No. 7991". The Edinburgh Gazette. 21 September 1870. p. 1178.
  4. "Kingcome Inlet". BC Geographical Names.
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