Beauchamp Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester


The Lord Alcester

Lord Alcester
Nickname(s)The Ocean Swell
Born(1821-04-12)12 April 1821
London, England
Died30 March 1895(1895-03-30) (aged 73)
London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1834–1885
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Brisk (1853)
HMS Meteor (1855–56)
Naval Brigade, New Zealand (1860–61)
Junior Naval Lord (1872–74)
Channel Squadron (1874–77)
Mediterranean Fleet (1880–83)
Second Naval Lord (1883–85)[1]
Battles/warsCrimean War (1856)
New Zealand Wars (1860–1861)
Anglo-Egyptian War (1882)
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
RelationsHorace Seymour (father)

Admiral Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester, GCB (12 April 1821 – 30 March 1895) was a British naval commander. He was commander of the Channel Squadron between 1874 and 1877 and Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet between 1880 and 1883.

  1. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage". Retrieved 15 October 2007.

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