2 January 1885(1885-01-02) (aged 86) Ilfracombe, Devon
Buried
Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Years of service
1810–1832 1851–1868
Rank
Vice Admiral
Commands held
HMS Princess Elizabeth
HMS Tyrian
SS Great Western
SS Great Britain
HMS Banshee
HMS Belleisle
Battles/wars
Napoleonic Wars
Crimean War • Baltic Campaign of 1854
Vice-Admiral James Hosken (6 December 1798 – 2 January 1885) was a British naval officer and a pioneer of ocean steam navigation. He joined the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, and after more than 20 years of service left to join the merchant navy and serve as captain of the steamships SS Great Western and the SS Great Britain.[1] He returned to the Royal Navy to see service during the Crimean War.[2]
^"SS Great Britain : Brunel's ss Great Britain".
^Laughton, John Knox (1891). "Hosken, James". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 27. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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