Vice-Admiral James Lacon Hammet CVO (15 May 1848 – 15 February 1905) was a Royal Navy officer who became Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard.
Naval career Promoted to captain on 1 January 1886, Hammet became commanding officer of the battleship HMS Nile in November 1893, commanding officer of the battleship HMS Sans Pareil in February 1896 and Captain of the Portsmouth Fleet Reserve in January 1898.Service Record, The National Archives. ADM 196/38. F. 572. Promoted to rear admiral on 4 March 1894, he became Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard in January 1902.Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 31 December 1901. Issue 36652, col C, p. 9. He was promoted to vice admiral on 1 January 1905.
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