Richard Warren (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Richard Laird Warren (1806 – 29 July 1875) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.

Richard Warren
Born1806
Died29 July 1875
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1822–1870
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Magicienne
HMS Trincomalee
HMS Cressy
South East Coast of America Station
Nore Command
Battles/warsCrimean War

Born the son of Admiral Frederick Warren,[1][2] Warren joined the Royal Navy in 1822.[3] Promoted to captain in 1839, he commanded HMS Magicienne and then HMS Trincomalee.[3] The Trincomalee was assigned to provide hurricane relief and to search vessels for slave-trade activities on the North American Station.[4]

He also commanded HMS Cressy in the Black Sea during the Crimean War.[3] He was appointed Commander-in-chief, South East Coast of America Station in 1861 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1869 and retired in 1870.[3]

Family

In 1844 he married Eleanor Charlotte Warren; they had six sons and four daughters.[2]

See also
  • O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Warren, Richard Laird" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.

References
  1. Lee, Sidney, ed. (1899). "Warren, Frederick" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 59. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2. "Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. "Biography of Richard Laird Warren R.N." www.pdavis.nl. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. "History of the HMS Trincomalee (Page 2)". This is Hartlepool. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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