John Kingcome Explained

Sir John Kingcome
Birth Date:14 February 1793
Death Date:7 August 1871
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1808 – 1869
Rank:Admiral
Commands:HMS Belleisle
HMS Simoom
HMS St George
HMS Royal William
Pacific Station
Branch: Royal Navy
Battles:Napoleonic Wars
First Anglo-Burmese War
First Opium War
Crimean War
Awards:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir John Kingcome, KCB (14 February 1793 – 7 August 1871) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.

Naval career

Kingcome joined the Royal Navy in 1808[1] and was present at the destruction of the French ships during the Battle of the Basque Roads the following year.[2] He also served in the First Anglo-Burmese War from 1824 to 1826.[2]

Promoted to captain in 1838, he commanded HMS Belleisle during the First Opium War in 1841.[1] He later took charge of HMS Simoom and HMS St George and then commanded HMS Royal William[1] in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War.[2] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1862 and was made full Admiral on the Reserved List in 1869.[1]

Kingcome Inlet on the British Columbia Coast is named after him as are other placenames in the area.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sir John Kingcome. William Loney RN. 15 January 2019.
  2. Web site: A Fine and Unusual Naval K.C.B. Group to Admiral Sir J. Kingcome, Royal Navy. Christies. 15 January 2019.