Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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ProfileLast Name: | Steele | First Name: | Robert Croal | Rank: | Lieutenant | Birth Date: | | Branch: | Naval Reserve | | Robert Croal Steele
Lieutenant
Stated by Colonel Anderson that Captain Steele was likely to be one of the officers of the newly formed Naval Reserve. The Herald, 18 March 1871
Listed in the Victorian Defence Forces List, Naval Branch, 19 May 1871 |
* 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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