George Tryon senior

George Tryon

Sir George Tryon senior (* 4 January 1832, † 22 June 1893) was a British Deputy Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the British Mediterranean Fleet.

Sir George Tryon was born in Bulwick Park, Northamptonshire, England, attended the elite school Eton and joined the Royal Navy in 1848. On board the HMS Vengeance, he took part in the Crimean War. From 1861 to 1864 he was deputy commander of the HMS Warrior, the first high-seater armored ship with an iron trunk. After commanding various ships, he was First Secretary of the First Sea Lord, the commander of the British Navy, from 1871-1874. He then commanded the HMS Raleigh and the HMS Monarch until 1881, first went back to admiralty as secretary and became Rear Admiral in 1884. In 1887 he was knighted as a knight and promoted to serve as a vicar. In 1891 he received the supreme command over the British Mediterranean fleet, at that time the largest fleet contingent in the world.

Sir George Tryon was regarded as a brilliant but self-centered seestate that had a great influence on the British maritime strategy in the 19th century. He died at the fall of his flagship HMS Victoria after a collision with the HMS Camperdown, which he had caused by his peculiarities in the commandment cause.

His son Baron George Tryon jun. was a conservative British politician and minister. Weblinks Edit sourcetext Commons: George Tryon - collection of pictures, videos and audio files Standard data (person): LCCN: nr00003677 | VIAF: 61380678 | Wikipedia People Search

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