John Ommanney

Admiral

Sir John Ommanney
Admiral; Sir John Ommanney
Born	17 October 1773; Westminster, Middlesex, England
Died	8 July 1855 (aged 81); Havant, Hampshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Hussar; HMS Robust; HMS Barfleur; Plymouth Command
Battles / wars	Greek War of Independence; Oriental Crisis
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Order of the Redeemer

Admiral Sir John Acworth Ommanney KCB (17 October 1773 – 8 July 1855) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.

Naval career

Ommanney joined the Royal Navy in 1786.^[2] Promoted Commander in 1796, he was given command of a brig and arrested a fleet of Swedish merchant ships in the North Sea.^[2] Promoted to Post Captain in 1800, he commanded HMS Hussar, HMS Robust and then HMS Barfleur.^[2] In 1825 he took command of HMS Albion and took part in the Battle of Navarino in 1827.^[2]

He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Lisbon in 1837 and then Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1840 during the Oriental Crisis.^[3] He was made Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1851.^[2] He died on 8 July 1855.^[2]

In 1803, he married Frances Ayling; they had four daughters.^[2]

^ 1851 England Census
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g J. K. Laughton, rev. Andrew Lambert, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 "Ommanney, Sir John Acworth (1773–1855)". Retrieved 23 August 2016
^ Portsmouth Archived 23 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Times, 21 September 1840 p. 6

Military offices
Preceded by Sir William Gage	Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 1851–1854	Succeeded by Sir William Parker