Nowell Salmon

Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon, K.C.B., V.C.
Photograph: Naval and Army Illustrated.

Admiral of the Fleet SIR Nowell Salmon, V.C., G.C.B., Royal Navy (20 February, 1835 – 14 February, 1912) was an officer of the Royal Navy, serving with exceptional distinction in the Indian Mutiny and after fifty-four years of service became one of the most senior officers.

Papers

• Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.

Service Records

• The National Archives. ADM 196/37.
• The National Archives. ADM 196/16.

Naval Offices
Preceded by Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton	Commander-in-Chief on the China Station 1887 – 1890	Succeeded by Sir Frederick W. Richards
Preceded by The Earl of Clanwilliam	Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth 1894 – 1897	Succeeded by Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.
Preceded by Sir Algernon McL. Lyons	First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp 1897 – 1899	Succeeded by Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bart.