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Sir George Walton


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1665E-WIKI
First Known Service22.2.1689/90CSORN
Last Known Service17.2.1735/36CSORN
Date of Death21.11.1739E-WIKI

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1. Appointed Knight BachelorCSORN
22.2.1689/90 LieutenantE-WIKI
2.9.16956.9.1695
Yarmouth (70) 1695-1707
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/3/74
ADM 6/3
7.9.169514.11.1695
Kent (70) 1679-1697
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/3/76
ADM 6/3
26.12.169515.1.1696/97
Restoration (70) 1678-1702
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/3/106
ADM 6/3
19.1.1696/97 CaptainCSORN
19.1.1696/975.5.1697
Seaford (28) 1695-1697
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/4/63
BWAS-1603
3.9.1697 Court Martial : [forename name not given] Watkins, Captain, HMS Seaford. Crime: Loss of ship. Verdict: Acquitted.ADM 1/5258
2.12.169727.1.1700/1
Seahorse (24) 1694-1704
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/4/128
BWAS-1603
23.5.17018.3.1702/3
Carcass (4) 1695-1713
British 4 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
, Captain and Master, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/6/97
BWAS-1603
9.3.1701/27.6.1703
Ruby (46) 1652-1708
British 46 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/8/47
Confirmed 12.2.1703/4
BWAS-1603
20.8.170224.8.1702Benbow vs DuCasse 
8.6.170321.8.1710
Canterbury (60) 1693-1720
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 5/8/47
Confirmed 12.2.1703/4
BWAS-1603
10.3.1704/5 Battle of Marbella 
22.8.171019.12.1712
Montagu (60) 1698-1714
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/11/64
ADM 6/11
6.1.1717/1830.3.1718
Defiance (60) 1715-1749
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/109
ADM 6/12
31.3.171815.6.1720
Canterbury (60) 1693-1720
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/127
BWAS-1603
11.8.1718 Battle of Cape Passaro 
8.9.17206.12.1720
Nassau (70) 1707-1736
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/12/213
BWAS-1603
10.4.17216.3.1722/23
Nassau (70) 1707-1736
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/13/9
ADM 6/13
16.2.1722/23 Rear-Admiral of the BlueCSORN
1726 
Cumberland (80) 1710-1732
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue,
BWAS-1714
1727 
Captain (70) 1722-1762
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red,
BWAS-1714
21.4.1727 Rear-Admiral of the RedCSORN
7.9.1727 Rear-Admiral of the RedADM 6/13
4.1.1727/28 Vice-Admiral of the BlueCSORN
19.7.1728 Vice-Admiral of the WhiteCSORN
17291731
Princess Amelia (80) 1726-1752
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1727 Renamed "Princess Amelia"
, as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the White,
BWAS-1714
29.6.1732 Vice-Admiral of the RedCSORN
173419.3.1734/35
Revenge (70) 1718-1740
British 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Blue,
BWAS-1714
26.2.1733/34 Admiral of the BlueCSORN
15.3.1734/3517.2.1735/36
Newark (80) 1717-1747
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Blue, ADM 6/22/113
BWAS-1714

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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 21st of May 2026 12:53

London, 19 January 1721: His Majesty has been pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on Capt George Walton, for his good services under Sir George Byng in the Mediterranean. [Ipswich Journal, 21 January 1721]


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