Admiral Sir Augustus Phillimore KCB FRGS (24 May 1822 – 25 November 1897) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.

Phillimore's scheme lied dormant in the Admiralty for 22 years before it was put to Parliament in 1895.

In 1896 the scheme was further extended with the creation of new moles and three dry docks and a new budget of £4.5m pounds.

Phillimore became Second-in-command of the Channel Squadron in January 1876 and Superintendent of the Royal Naval Reserve in November 1876.

[1] He died at his home at Shedfield House near Botley, Hampshire on 25th November 1897.