Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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ProfileLast Name: | Pelham | First Name: | Frederick Sydney | Rank: | Commander RN | Birth Date: | | Branch: | Royal Navy | | Frederick Sydney Pelham
Commander
Commander Fredeick S. Pelham has been gazetted as Commander of HMS Orlando as an additional officer for service in the Victorian Navy.
The Brisbane Courier, 2 December 1891
Illustrated Australian News, 1 May 1892 |
* 1853 is given as the commencement date for the Victorian Navy as this is the year that Commander Lockyer (RN) went to Britain to superintend the building of HMCS Victoria. Although the Victorian Navy ended in 1901 the career of Cerbeus etc continued. In 1910 the new ships started arriving & manning levels increased.
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