Richard Smith (c.1734-1811)

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Richard Smith

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birthc.1734ADM 107/5
First Known Service1754CSORN
FatherGeorge Smithref:676
MotherMary Jacksonref:676
WifeAnn Gordon (d.1799) - Married 1762ref:676
Last Known Service16.2.1793CSORN
Date of Death26.1.1811ref:676

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1754	1757	Service in the H.E.I.C	ADM 107/5
30.4.1760		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/231	RNLPC
12.6.1760		Lieutenant	CSORN
4.5.1761		Commander	CSORN
4.5.1761	1.11.1762	Hawk (10) 1761-1781 British 10 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/312	BWAS-1714
1.11.1762		Captain	CSORN
1.11.1762	3.1.1763	Torrington (44) 1743-1763 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/447	BWAS-1714
18.5.1763	23.7.1767	Squirrel (20) 1755-1783 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/499	BWAS-1714
21.2.1769	17.10.1772	Montagu (60) 1757-1774 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 1.3.1769 ADM 6/20/228	BWAS-1714
20.2.1776	5.8.1778	Lark (32) 1762-1778 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/160	BWAS-1714
1.7.1779		Included in the list of captains receiving half-pay.	ADM 104
16.2.1793		Superannuated Rear-Admiral	ADM 6/24

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 104 Document

ADM 107/5 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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

RNLPCBruno Pappalardo, Book

ref:676 Web Site

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