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Francis Bridgeman (Royal Navy officer)

This article is about the British admiral. For the British Army officer and MP, see Francis Charles Bridgeman.Sir Francis Bridgeman

Admiral Sir Francis BridgemanBorn7 December 1848 Babworth, NottinghamshireDied17 February 1929 (aged 80) Nassau, The BahamasBuried atSt Michael and All Angels Church,CopgroveAllegianceUnited KingdomService/branchRoyal NavyYears of service1862–1913RankAdmiralCommands heldFirst Sea Lord Home Fleet HMS Drake HMS RamilliesAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral Sir Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman GCB, GCVO (7 December 1848 – 17 February 1929) was a Royal Navy officer. As a captain he commanded a battleship and then an armoured cruiser and then, after serving as second-in-command of three different fleets, he twice undertook tours asCommander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet with a stint as Second Sea Lord in between those tours. He became First Sea Lord in November 1911 but clashed with First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill on technical issues as well as matters relating to a perceived overriding of naval traditions by Churchill: this led to Bridgeman’s resignation just a year later.