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George Hancock (Royal Navy officer)

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George Hancock
Bornc. 1819
Died20 September 1876
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service1834 - 1876
RankRear Admiral
CommandsHMS Immortalité
HMS Trafalgar
HMS Duncan
HMS Duke of Wellington
Pacific Station

Rear Admiral George Hancock (c. 1819 – 20 September 1876) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station.

Naval career

Hancock joined the Royal Navy in 1834. As a Commander he was regarded as an innovator in medical matters and insisted that the ship's surgeon had his own cabin. Promoted to captain in 1855, he was given command of HMS Immortalité, HMS Trafalgar, HMS Duncan and HMS Duke of Wellington. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1876. He died in this role in September 1876.

References

  1. ^ William Loney RN
  2. "Laurentian Hormone Conference". Br Med J. 2 (4948): 1140–1141. 1955. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.4948.1140. PMC 1981373.
Military offices
Preceded bySir Arthur Cochrane Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station
April 1876–September 1876 		Succeeded bySir Algernon de Horsey
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