Frederick Grey

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Frederick Grey
23 August 1805 – 2 May 1878
Image:UK-Navy-OF9.svg Admiral Rank Insignia
Allegiance	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Service/branch	Image:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands	First Naval Lord
Battles/wars	Crimean War
Awards	GCB

Admiral Sir Frederick William Grey GCB (23 August 1805 - 2 May 1878) was a senior naval officer and First Sea Lord. His father was Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, the former Prime Minister.

[edit] Naval career

Grey joined the Royal Navy in 1819. Between 1830 and 1855 he commanded successively HMS Actaeon, HMS Jupiter, HMS Endymion and HMS Hannibal.

As Captain of HMS Hannibal he conveyed 10,000 French troops to the Black Sea during the Crimean War.

He was Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope & West Coast of Africa from 1857 to 1860 and First Sea Lord from 1861 to 1866.

[edit] References

• Service record
• Lambert, Andrew (2004). "Grey, Sir Frederick William (1805–1878)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved on 2007-10-13. 

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Richard Dundas	First Sea Lord 1861—1866	Succeeded by Sir Sydney Dacres

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