Richard Pickersgill (d.1779)

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Richard Pickersgill

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service29.8.1771CSORN
Last Known Service6.2.1777CSORN
Date of Death21.7.1779ADM 104

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
29.8.1771		Lieutenant	CSORN
29.11.1771	12.2.1776	Drake (12) 1771-1782 British 12 Gun Unrated Survey Vessel 1771 Renamed "Resolution" , Third Lieutenant ADM 6/20/415	CCSU
31.5.1776	6.2.1777	Lion (Unknown) 1774-1785 British Unknown Gun Unrated Discovery Vessel , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	ADM 12/27
6.2.1777		Dismissed from the Ship	ADM 12/27

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IDNameAuthorType

ADM 104 Document

ADM 12/27 Archive

CCSU Web Site

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

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Posted by Cliff Thornton on Thursday 24th of September 2020 06:58

The confusion over Pickersgill's service on Drake and Resolution is a result of the Admiralty changing the name of the ship in December 1771. It was considered too contentious to send Cook into the Pacific with ships named Drake and Raleigh, so they were renamed Resolution and Adventure. All officers had to be recommissioned with the new name of the ship they were appointed to.

Posted by Christopher Heathcote on Tuesday 22nd of September 2020 14:41

Pickersgill was a midshipman on the HMS Dolphin's voyage across the South Pacific, then he served on the HMS Endeavour on James Cook's first Pacific voyage

Posted by Christopher Heathcote on Friday 18th of September 2020 15:46

An error in dates here. From 1772 Pickersgill was 3rd lieutenant on the HMS Resolution, serving under Captain Cook on his second Pacific voyage. He joined the Drake after this.

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