George Tryon
Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon, KCB (4 January 1832 – 22 June 1893) was a British admiral who died when his flagship HMS Victoria collided with HMS Camperdown during manoeuvres off Tripoli, Lebanon.
Read more about George Tryon: Early Life, Mediterranean Fleet, Commander (1860–1866), Captain (1866–1884), Rear Admiral Australian Station (1884), Parliamentary Candidate 1887, Admiral Superintendent of Reserves 1888, C-in-C Mediterranean Fleet 1891, His Son
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“Love your neighbour, yet pull not down your hedge.”
—British proverb, George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum (1651)