Captain John Harvey was a Royal Navy officer whose death in the aftermath of the battle of the Glorious First of June where he had commanded HMS Brunswick terminated a long and highly successful caree
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Portrait of Captain John Harvey of HMS Brunswick, by Richard Livesay
The Harvey & Hutt memorial in Westminster Abbey
Brunswick fighting the Achille and Vengeur du Peuple during the Glorious First of June
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Captain is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above commander and below commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a colonel in the British Army and Royal
A Royal Navy captain's rank insignia (left, with a lieutenant at right) during divisions conducted at HMNB Clyde in January 2013
