William Wharton (Royal Navy officer)

Rear-Admiral

Sir William Wharton

KCB FRS FRGS FRAS
Born(1843-03-02)2 March 1843
London
Died29 September 1905(1905-09-29) (aged 62)
Cape Town, South Africa
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
Service years1857 - 1904
RankRear-Admiral
CommandsHMS Shearwater
HMS Fawn
HMS Sylvia
AwardsKnight Commander of the Bath (1897)
Fellow of the Royal Society (1886)
OfficeHydrographer of the Navy
Term1884-1904

Rear-Admiral Sir William James Lloyd Wharton KCB FRS FRGS FRAS (2 March 1843, in London – 29 September 1905, in Cape Town) was a British admiral and Hydrographer of the Navy.

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