Baldwin Wake Walker
Military Person
1802 – 1876
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Who was Baldwin Wake Walker?
Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, 1st Baronet KCB was Surveyor of the Navy from 1848 to 1861. and was responsible for the Royal Navy's warship construction programme during the 1850s naval arms race and at the time of the introduction of the Ironclad warship; it was his decision to build HMS Warrior. He was created 1st Baronet Wake Walker, of Oakley House in 1856.
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- Born
- Jan 6, 1802
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- United Kingdom
- Died
- Feb 12, 1876
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on July 23, 2013
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