Samuel Greig (1735-1788)

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Samuel Greig

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth30.11.1735CSORN
Baptism2.12.1735 - Inverkeithing , Fife CSORN
First Known Service26.12.1758CSORN
A.K.A.Samuil Karlovich Greig, Самуи́л Ка́рлович ГрейгE-WIKI
FatherCharles Greigref:1288
MotherJean Chartersref:1288
WifeSarah Cook (1752-1793) - Married 1.9.1768, Saint Petersburg ref:1289
SonE-WIKI
SonJohn (1776-1792)ref:1289
SonSamuel (1778-1807)ref:1288
DaughterJean [Paterson] (1783-1820)ref:1289
SonCharles (1785-1817)ref:1289
Last Known Service26.10.1788CSORN
Date of Death26.10.1788CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
25.1.1762		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/412	RNLPC
4.2.1762		Lieutenant	CSORN
16.4.1764		Resigned from the Navy	ref:1289
1.5.1764		Leitenant	ref:1289
1.5.1764	1788	In the service of Russia - Known as Samuil Karlovich Greig	ref:1289
c.1768		Captain	ref:1289
c.8.1769	1770	Trekh Ierarkhov (66) 1765-1791 Russian 66 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	ref:1289
5.7.1770		Battle of Chios Strait
7.7.1770		Battle of Chesma
1772	1774	Pobeda (66) 1770-1791 Russian 66 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral,	ref:1289
21.10.1773	1774	Sviatoi Velikomuchenik Isidor (74) 1772-1784 Russian 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral,	RWAS
21.7.1775		Vice-Admiral	ref:1289
19.7.1776		Appointed Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky	ref:1289
23.6.1788	26.10.1788	Rostislav (100) 1784-1808 Russian 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line , as Flag Officer, Admiral,	W044
7.1788		Appointed First Class Order of Saint Vladimir	ref:1289
17.7.1788		Commanded the Russian Fleet at the Battle of Hogland
17.7.1788		Commanded the Main Body at the Battle of Hogland

Notes on Officer

Brief notes
He was a naval commander, vice-admiral. He joined the Russian service in 1763, before that he served in English Fleet. Being a member of Spiridov's squadron he commanded a ship detachment in Chesmen Battle (1770). In 1774 he was appointed commander-in-Chief of Kronschtadt port. In Russian-Swedish War (1788-1790) he commanded Baltic Fleet and won the victory in the Gogland naval Battle (1788).

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

RNLPCBruno Pappalardo, Book

RWASEduard Sozaev, John Tredrea, Book

W044 Web Site

ref:1288 Web Site

ref:1289A. G. Cro, Digital Book

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Posted by ian greig on Monday 23rd of December 2019 20:09

Samuel Greig was promoted to the rank of Grand Admiral by Empress Catherine the Great.

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