Charles George Fane

Admiral Sir Charles George Fane KCB FZS (13 November 1837 – 23 February 1909) was a British Royal Navy officer who was Admiral superintendent at HM Dockyard Portsmouth.[1] He entered the Royal Navy in 1851, and served as a midshipman in the Black Sea during the Crimean War.[4] From 1882 to 1884 he was senior officer on the Newfoundland Fishery Station, and in 1886 he was appointed in command of the battleship HMS Hector, which was part of the Channel Fleet.[1] In 1888 he was appointed Captain-Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard and an Aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria,[5] serving as such until 5 August 1890, when he was promoted to flag rank as Rear admiral.[2] He was appointed a Knight Commander (military) of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the November 1901 Birthday Honours list,[8] and invested by King Edward VII on 17 December 1901.
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