Thomas Lethbridge (Royal Navy officer)
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|birth_date=28 October 1829
|death_date={{death-date and age|30 December 1892|28 October 1829}}
|birth_place=Parramatta, Australia[http://slbplone.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=IT18880822.2.3&e=-------10--1----0-all- Notices] Inangahua Times, Volume XII, Issue 20542, 22 August 1888, Page 2
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|branch= 23px Royal Navy
|serviceyears=1843–1890
|rank=Admiral
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|commands=HMS Himalaya
HMS Simoom
HMS Trafalgar
HMS Northumberland
HMS Black Prince
HMS Duncan
Coast of Ireland Station
Nore Command
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Admiral Thomas Bridgeman Lethbridge (28 October 1829 – 30 December 1892) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
Naval career
Born the son of Captain Robert Lethbridge RN,[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19019894?searchTerm=George+Lethbridge Death] The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser, 14 February 1893 Thomas Lethbridge joined the Royal Navy in 1843.[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowBiog.php?id=1339 William Loney RN] Promoted to captain in 1863, he commanded HMS Himalaya, HMS Simoom, HMS Trafalgar, HMS Northumberland, HMS Black Prince and then HMS Duncan. He was appointed Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station in 1883 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1888. He retired in 1890.
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