Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Admiral Sir Robert Smart KCB KH (September 1796 – 10 September 1874) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet. Smart joined the Royal Navy and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1820. Promoted to Captain in 1837, he took command, successively, of HMS Howe, HMS Impregnable, HMS Collingwood and HMS Indefatigable. He became captain superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard in 1854. Promoted to Rear Admiral in July 1857, he became Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron in 1861 and Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in April 1863.