Sir Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton | |
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 Dalrymple-Hamilton as a rear admiral | |
| Born | 27 March 1890 Bargany, Girvan, Ayrshire |
| Died | 26 December 1974 (aged 84) Bargany, Girvan, Ayrshire |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1905–1950 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | 4th Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterranean (18 Oct 1933 – Feb 1936) Captain, Royal Naval College, Dartmouth (HMS Britannia) (29 Dec 1936–1939) HMS Rodney (present at destruction of German battleship Bismarck) (21 November 1939–1941) Admiral Commanding Iceland (HMS Baldur) (5 September 1941–1942 Naval Secretary to First Lord of Admiralty HMS President (31 October 1942 – December 1943) 10th Cruiser Squadron (HMS Belfast) & Second-in-Command, Home Fleet (3 March 1944 – April 1945) Vice-Admiral Malta and Flag Officer Central Mediterranean (HMS St Angelo) (1 April 1945–1946) Flag Officer Commanding Scotland and Northern Ireland (1946–1948) Admiral, British Joint Services Mission, Washington, USA (HMS Saker) (8 September 1948–1950) |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath (14 October 1941) Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1 January 1945) Mentioned in Despatches (13 February 1945) |
| Other work | Member, Queen's Body Guard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers (1947–1973) Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Wigtownshire (27 March 1951) |
Admiral Sir Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton, KCB (27 March 1890 – 26 December 1974) was a British naval officer who served in World War I and World War II. He was captain of HMS Rodney when it engaged the Bismarck on 27 May 1941.