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
Norman King (Royal Navy officer) Norman King (Royal Navy officer) Vice Admiral Sir Norman Ross Dutton King KBE (19 March 1933 – 6 March 2013) was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary. Born the son of Sir Norman King KCMG (former British Consul in Dar es Salaam) and educated at Fonthill School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, King was given command of the frigate HMS "Leopard" in 1967. He went on to be Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord in 1975 and to command the destroyer HMS "Newcastle" in 1979. He was appointed Director of Naval Officer Appointments in 1983 and