William Dowell (Royal Navy officer)

Sir William Dowell
Sir William Dowell
	Bombardment of Shimonoseki
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

GCB (2 August 1825 – 27 December 1912) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Devonport

Naval career

Dowell joined the

He became Second-in-Command of the

In 1855 he married Caroline Johnna Pike.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h William Loney RN
^ Moseley, Brian (February 2011). "Royal British Female Orphan Asylum". The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History. Plymouth Data. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Charles Hillyar	Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station 1867–1871	Succeeded by Sir John Commerell
Preceded by Henry Hillyar	Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station 1878–1880	Succeeded by Richard Hamilton
Preceded by Lord Hood	Senior Officer in Command of the Channel Squadron 1882–1883	Succeeded by The Duke of Edinburgh
Preceded by Sir George Willes	Commander-in-Chief, China Station 1884–1885	Succeeded by Sir Richard Hamilton
Preceded by Lord John Hay	Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 1888–1890	Succeeded by The Duke of Edinburgh