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
Senior British Naval Officer, Suez Canal Area Senior British Naval Officer, Suez Canal Area The Senior British Naval Officer, Suez Canal Area was an administrative shore based command appointment of British Royal Navy established during World war II who was responsible superintending the naval base HMS Stag at Ismailia, Egypt it was a sub-command of the East Indies Station from 1939 to 1941 then the Mediterranean Fleet until 1942. The post of Senior British Naval Officer, Suez Canal Area was established on 14 December 1939 Vice Admiral James Pipon took command on 7 January 1940 the office holder was shore based at Ismailia in Egypt. The post