John Ommanney
Sir John Ommanney | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1773 |
| Died | 8 July 1855 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Hussar HMS Robus HMS Barfleur Plymouth Command |
| Battles/wars | Greek War of Independence Oriental Crisis |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir John Acworth Ommanney KCB (1773 – 8 July 1855) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.
Ommanney joined the Royal Navy in 1786.[1] Promoted Commander in 1796, he was given command of a brig and arrested a fleet of Swedish merchant ships in the North Sea.[1] Promoted to Post Captain in 1800, he commanded HMS Hussar, HMS Robus and then HMS Barfleur.[1] In 1825 he took command of HMS Albion and took part in the Battle of Navarino in 1827.[1]
He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Lisbon in 1837 and then Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1840 during the Oriental Crisis.[2] He was made Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1851.[1] He died on 8 July 1855.[1]
Family
In 1803 he married Frances Ayling; they had four daughters.[1]
See also
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
References
- ^ 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)" accessed 23 August 2016
- ^ Portsmouth Archived 23 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Times, 21 September 1840 p. 6