| Frederick Stirling | |
| Birth Date: | 1829 |
| Death Date: | November 1885 |
| Birth Place: | At sea |
| Death Place: | Brighton, East Sussex |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Rank: | Admiral |
| Commands: | HMS Warrior HMS Clio Australia Station (1870–1873) Pacific Station (1879–1881) |
| Branch: | Royal Navy |
| Battles: | Crimean War |
Vice Admiral Frederick Henry Stirling (1829 - November 1885) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station. He was a son of Admiral Sir James Stirling, the first Governor of Western Australia and Ellen Mangles.
Having been born at sea on the barque Parmelia, off the Cape of Good Hope,[1] Stirling was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1848.[2] He went on to serve in the Black Sea during the Crimean War.[2] Promoted to captain in 1860, he was given command of HMS Warrior and then HMS Clio.[2] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Australia Squadron, in 1870 and Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station, in 1879.[2]