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October 3rd, 2011, 08:10 AM
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#11 | | Scoundrel ¤ Member of the Year ¤
Joined: Feb 2011 From: Perambulating with harlotry in St James' Park Posts: 8,041 |
For the immortal memory and all that.
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October 3rd, 2011, 08:14 AM
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#12 | | Dominus Historiae
Joined: Jun 2006 From: U.K. Posts: 8,546 |
Torn between Blake and Nelson....Nelson won, as usual.  | | | |
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October 3rd, 2011, 09:51 AM
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#13 | | Cousin of a Swiss Pikeman
Joined: Aug 2011 From: The Town of Sepulchers Posts: 2,534 |
I'm sorry for the brave admirals that I omitted...I'll try to do better next time  | | | 
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October 3rd, 2011, 10:02 AM
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#14 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Oct 2011 From: Moscow Posts: 2,410 |
Admiral Nakhimov and Nikolay Kuznetsov
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October 3rd, 2011, 11:10 AM
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#15 | | Creature of the Night
Joined: Nov 2007 From: Alba Posts: 7,628 |
No contest. Thomas Cochrane all the way.
What other admiral created three modern navies (Greek, Brazilian and Chilean)? What other admiral was kicked out of the navy, jailed for fraud, stripped of his knighthood, got everything back, and became the highest ranked admiral in the navy which kicked him out?
That's apart from his abilities in combat and his innovations in naval shipping....
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October 3rd, 2011, 11:33 AM
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#16 | | Scoundrel ¤ Member of the Year ¤
Joined: Feb 2011 From: Perambulating with harlotry in St James' Park Posts: 8,041 |
ABC Cunningham deserves an honourable mention.
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October 3rd, 2011, 12:16 PM
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#17 | | Dominus Historiae
Joined: Jun 2006 From: U.K. Posts: 8,546 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chookie  No contest. Thomas Cochrane all the way.
What other admiral created three modern navies (Greek, Brazilian and Chilean)? What other admiral was kicked out of the navy, jailed for fraud, stripped of his knighthood, got everything back, and became the highest ranked admiral in the navy which kicked him out?
That's apart from his abilities in combat and his innovations in naval shipping.... | Didn't CS Forrester model Hornblower on him and his exploits? He made his mark as a frigate captain, by the time he reached Admiral rank his best days had gone.
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October 3rd, 2011, 12:46 PM
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#18 | | Creature of the Night
Joined: Nov 2007 From: Alba Posts: 7,628 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Belisarius Didn't CS Forrester model Hornblower on him and his exploits? He made his mark as a frigate captain, by the time he reached Admiral rank his best days had gone. | I take it you're referring to RN Admiral. If so, I agree his best days were behind him. But the RN isn't the only navy in which he reached Admiral......
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October 3rd, 2011, 01:27 PM
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#19 | | Scoundrel ¤ Member of the Year ¤
Joined: Feb 2011 From: Perambulating with harlotry in St James' Park Posts: 8,041 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Belisarius Didn't CS Forrester model Hornblower on him and his exploits? He made his mark as a frigate captain, by the time he reached Admiral rank his best days had gone. | He was a Rear Admiral at the Nile and I'd call that a good day, some of his previous CiC let the French fleet get away, I think it was either Rodney or Hood at the Saintes I think... Nelson was not amused.
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October 3rd, 2011, 01:48 PM
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#20 | | Acting Corporal
Joined: May 2011 From: Navan, Ireland Posts: 5,158 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chookie No contest. Thomas Cochrane all the way.
.... | Very good point. Quote:
Originally Posted by Earl_of_Rochester ABC Cunningham deserves an honourable mention. | Another very good point Quote:
Originally Posted by Belisarius Didn't CS Forrester model Hornblower on him and his exploits? He made his mark as a frigate captain, by the time he reached Admiral rank his best days had gone. | I believe several writers used him as their model including some of his exploits simply transfered to their character.
He only achieved Admiral in the RN after being reinstated after being 'falsely' implicated in a fraud by a 'wicked uncle' (his life does really read like an action novel) in the meantime he commanded (therefore an Admiral?) revolutionary navies across the world, with considerable success.
Your correct his best days were behind him and it was a peacetime navy so not much chance of 'glory/action'.
I believe he had been given the command of the American station in 1812 with a force of large 'new' warships to deal with the USN just as peace had been signed. Now that would have been interesting!
Think I have to go with Nelson with honourable mentions to Cochrane and Cunningham.
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