Baldwin Wake Walker Military person

Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, 1st Baronet KCB (6 January 1802 – 12 February 1876) was Surveyor of the Navy from 1848 to 1861. and was responsible for the Royal Navy's warship construction programme during the 1850s naval arms race and at the time of the introduction of the Ironclad warship; it was his decision to build HMS Warrior. He was created 1st Baronet Wake Walker, of Oakley House in 1856.

Personal facts

Baldwin Wake Walker
Birth dateJanuary 06, 1802
Birth place
Isle of Man , Ramsey Isle of Man
Date of deathFebruary 12, 1876
Place of death
Diss , Norfolk

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allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Order of the Bath
Order of the Iron Crown
Order of the Red Eagle
Order of St. Anna
military operations
Acre Israel
Morea expedition
military branch
Royal Navy
military command
HMS Constance 1846–1847
HMS Queen 1845–1846
HMS Vanguard 1836–1838
service start1812
service end1812

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