John Perkins (d.1812)

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John Perkins

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Place of Birthprobably, Jamaica CSORN
First Known Service1760CSORN
Last Known Service3.1804CSORN
Date of Death27.1.1812 - Jamaica E-WIKI

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1760 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/315RNLPC
25.2.1782 LieutenantCSORN
25.2.1782 
Endeavour (14) 1782-1782
British 14 Gun
Unrated Schooner
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/536
Issued by
Sir Peter ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, Jamaica
Confirmed 2.11.1782		ADM 6/22
4.17931794
Spitfire (6) 1793-1794
British 6 Gun
Unrated Schooner
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
5.17941797
Marie Antoinette (10) 1793-1797
British 10 Gun
Unrated Schooner
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
21.6.1797 CommanderCSORN
7.17971800
Drake (14) 1779-1800
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
6.9.1800 CaptainCSORN
1.18011802
Arab (22) 1798-1810
British 22 Gun
6th Rate Post Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
18033.1804
Tartar (32) 1801-1811
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
25.7.1803 Capture of the Duquesne 
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Posted by regis on Wednesday 24th of June 2020 21:51

just read an article in french on the site troisponts.net about him

first black officer of the Royal Navy maybe

end 1775 , pilote of Hms Antelope

1778 , Captain of Punch ( HMS ??)

year 1790 to 1792 , Intelligence Service of the Royal Navy

Resigned from Tartar for asthma , not wanting to go to Zngland , same refuse post in Mediterranea and the Channel for this problem

return to Jamaica

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