Armar Lowry Corry

Armar Lowry Corry was a British naval officer, born in 1793, who died in 1855.He entered the Royal Navy in 1805, became a Lieutenant in 1812, a Commander in 1815, and Captain in 1821. From 1835 to 1839 he was captain of HMS "Barham" on the coast of Spain and in 1844-45 served in the Channel Squadron. Promoted to Rear-Admiral on 8 March 1852, he commanded the Channel Squadron from 24 May that year until February 1854, flying his flag in HMS "Prince Regent". He was then assigned as second-in-command to Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, who was to command the British fleet in the Baltic. While Napier left for the Baltic with the steam ships of the line, Corry, flying his flag in HMS "Neptune", followed some weeks later with the division of ships powered only by sail. He fell ill during the campaign and was invalided home, but never fully recovered and died in Paris on 1 May 1855.