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{{About|the 19th century British admiral|his son, the 20th-century Postmaster General|George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon|the American malacologist|George Washington Tryon}} {{short description|British admiral (1832β1893)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Use British English|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox military person | honorific_prefix = [[Vice admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] | name = Sir George Tryon | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCB}} | image = Vice_Admiral_Sir_George_Tryon.jpg | caption = Sir George Tryon | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date|1832|01|04|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bulwick Park, [[Northamptonshire]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1893|06|22|1832|01|04|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Mediterranean Sea]] off [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]] | placeofburial = | allegiance = United Kingdom | branch = [[Royal Navy]] | serviceyears = 1848β1893 | rank = [[Vice admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice Admiral]] | unit = | commands = [[Mediterranean Fleet]] (1891β93)<br/>[[Admiral-superintendent|Admiral-Superintendent, Naval Reserves]] (1888β91)<br/>[[Australia Station]] (1884β87)<br/>{{HMS|Monarch|1868|6}} (1878β82)<br/>{{HMS|Raleigh|1873|6}} (1874β77)<br/>{{HMS|Surprise|1856|6}} (1864β66) | battles = [[Crimean War]] | awards = [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] | relations = [[George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon]] (son) | laterwork = }} [[Vice admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Sir George Tryon''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100|KCB}} (4 January 1832 β 22 June 1893)<ref name="dnb" /> was a [[Royal Navy]] officer who died when his [[flagship]] {{HMS|Victoria|1887|6}} collided with {{HMS|Camperdown|1885|6}} during manoeuvres off [[Tripoli, Lebanon]].
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