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
Frederick Hutton (Royal Navy officer) Frederick Hutton (Royal Navy officer) Rear admiral Frederick Hutton (1801 – 6 March 1866) was a British naval officer. Hutton was born in 1801, and entered the Royal Navy in early 1813. He rose through the ranks, becoming a lieutenant in 1825, a commander in 1838, and a captain on 3 July 1844. He served as Administrator of Ascension Island from 1847 to 1851, before returning to active naval duties. In April 1863 he was appointed to the rank of Rear admiral. Hutton's commands included captaincy of the store ship "Tortoise" (1846–47), which brought with it the governorship of Ascension