Admiral Sir Augustus Phillimore | |
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Born | Whitehall, London, England | 24 May 1822
Died | 25 November 1897 Botley, Hampshire | (aged 75)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1835–1887 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | HMS Medea HMS Curacoa HMS Defence Plymouth Command |
Battles / wars | Carlist Wars First Opium War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Augustus Phillimore KCB FRGS (24 May 1822 – 25 November 1897) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. He is credited with first proposing the creation of a modern naval dockyard in Gibraltar.