That is Rear-Admiral Baskerville, who served under Rodney in the West Indies.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
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— archaic : the commander in chief of a navy
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— an officer of high rank in the US or British navy
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1 use of ‘admiral’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle