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Sir Graham Hamond, 2nd Baronet
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Graham Eden Hamond, 2nd Baronet, was a Royal Navy officer. After seeing action as a junior officer at the Glorious First of June and then at the Battle of Toulon, he commanded the fifth-rate HMS Blanche at the Battle of Copenhagen during the French Revolutionary Wars.
A very young Midshipman Graham Hamond, shown on the extreme right of this painting by Mather Brown holding a trumpet, during the action on the Gloriou
A very young Midshipman Graham Hamond, shown on the extreme right of this painting by Mather Brown holding a trumpet, during the action on the Glorious First of June
The blowing up of the Spanish Frigate Mercedes at the Battle of Cape Santa Maria, 1804, John Thomas Serres
The blowing up of the Spanish Frigate Mercedes at the Battle of Cape Santa Maria, 1804, John Thomas Serres
The third-rate HMS Wellesley in which Hamond conveyed the diplomat Lord Stuart de Rothesay to Brazil
The third-rate HMS Wellesley in which Hamond conveyed the diplomat Lord Stuart de Rothesay to Brazil
Norton Lodge (now known as Norton Grange), Hamond's home on the Isle of Wight
Norton Lodge (now known as Norton Grange), Hamond's home on the Isle of Wight
Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)
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Admiral of the Fleet is a five-star naval officer rank and the highest rank of the Royal Navy, formally established in 1688. The five-star NATO rank code is OF-10, equivalent to a field marshal in the British Army or a Marshal of the Royal Air Force. Apart from honorary appointments, no new admirals of the fleet have been named since 1995, and no honorary appointments have been made since 2014.
King George VI and Admiral Bruce Fraser aboard HMS Duke of York at Scapa Flow, August 1943
King George VI and Admiral Bruce Fraser aboard HMS Duke of York at Scapa Flow, August 1943
Image: George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth by John Riley
Image: George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth by John Riley
Image: Gibson, Edward Russell
Image: Gibson, Edward Russell
Image: George Rooke 2
Image: George Rooke 2