Sir Lambton Loraine, 11th Baronet

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Loraine as a captain (oil painting by Anna Lea Merritt)
Born	17 November 1838
Died	13 May 1917
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1852–1885
Rank	Rear-Admiral
Commands	HMS Mutine HMS Niobe
Battles / wars	Virginius Affair
Spouse(s)	Frederica Mary Horatia ​ ​ (m. 1878⁠–⁠1917)​

Sir Lambton Loraine, 11th Baronet (17 November 1838 - 13 May 1917) was a British naval officer, involved in several incidents of gunboat diplomacy. He is best remembered for his involvement in the "Virginius Affair" of 1873.

In October of 1878, he married Frederica Mary Horatia (daughter of Captain Charles Acton Broke, R.E. (Bart)). They produced two sons; Eustace (b.1879), Percy (b.1880) and two daughters called Jacqueline and Isaura. The Baronet line passed to his second Son; Percy.^{[1][2] [3][4]}

On 11 July 1852 he succeeded as 11th Baronet Loraine of Kirke Harle, Northumberland. In the same year he entered the Royal Navy, originally as a Naval Cadet, a Captain noting at the time "Sir Lambton Loraine Bart. Has very good talents, and promises to make a good draughtsman and surveyor."^[5] Sir Lambton joined HMS Trincomalee at Valparaiso in early 1853, at the age of 14 years, and was a Midshipman aboard the ship until 1857 at the end of her second commission based in the Pacific. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1858 and served in the Mediterranean, then in 1864 he was appointed Flag-Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral the Hon. Joseph Denman, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station. In 1866 he was acting commander of HMS Mutine during the hostilities between Spain and her former colonies, Peru and Chile, then in 1867 he was promoted to Commander.