James Gordon (Royal Navy officer) James Gordon (Royal Navy officer) Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Alexander Gordon, GCB (6 October 1782 – 8 January 1869) was a Royal Navy officer. As a volunteer, he fought at the Battle of Groix, at the Battle of the Glorious First of June and at the Battle of Cape St Vincent during the French Revolutionary Wars and then, as a midshipman, served under Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile. Gordon became commanding officer of the 28-gun frigate which took part of a hard-fought action between three British ships and the combined forces of a
Principal naval transport officer (Royal Navy) Principal naval transport officer (Royal Navy) In the Royal Navy, a principal naval transport officer (P.N.T.O.) later known as principal sea transport officer (P.S.T.O.) is a shore-based flag officer or captain responsible for sea transport duties, and to assist the senior naval officer in the preparation of naval orders and conduct disembarkations. The Naval Transports Service was created by the Royal Navy on 22 December 1916. From 1915 to 1916 the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron had a principal naval transport officer based at Mudros who held a commodore rank. The officers were employed as part of the Naval Transport Service. In