William Wharton (Royal Navy officer)
British admiral and Hydrographer of the Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Admiral Sir William James Lloyd Wharton KCB FRS FGS (2 March 1843, in London – 29 September 1905, in Cape Town)[1] was a British admiral and Hydrographer of the Navy.[2]
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Sir William Wharton | |
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Born | (1843-03-02)2 March 1843 London |
Died | 29 September 1905(1905-09-29) (aged 62) Cape Town, South Africa |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1857 - 1904 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Shearwater HMS Fawn HMS Sylvia |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Bath (1897) Fellow of the Royal Society (1886) |
Office | Hydrographer of the Navy |
Term | 1884-1904 |
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