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Frederick Stirling
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 edit

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]

^ "The Barque Parmelia and its passengers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d William Loney RN

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

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