Francis Bridgeman (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman GCB, GCVO
Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman
Born	7 December 1848 Babworth, Nottinghamshire
Died	17 February 1929(1929-02-17) (aged 80) Nassau, The Bahamas
Buried	St Michael and All Angels Church, Copgrove
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1862–1912
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	First Sea Lord Home Fleet HMS Drake HMS Ramillies
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

Admiral Sir Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman GCB, GCVO (born Bridgeman-Simpson, 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 as Commander-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.