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John Wickey


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1750TRN3
First Known Service25.11.1778TRN3
Last Known Service22.7.1831TRN3
Date of Death9.7.1833TRN3

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
25.11.1778 LieutenantCSORN
16.4.1781 CommanderCSORN
16.4.1781 Battle of Porto Praya 
16.4.178123.7.1781
Terror (8) 1779-1812
British 8 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/361
Issued by
George JohnstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1787

Confirmed 9.11.1781
BWAS-1714
22.8.1781 CaptainADM 6/22
22.8.17817.6.1782
Romney (50) 1762-1804
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/428
BWAS-1714
25.11.178210.1783
Rotterdam (50) 1781-1806
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1799 Renamed "Princess Caroline"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/545
BWAS-1714
18.4.179917.4.1800
Cambridge (80) 1755-1808
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
1.1.1801 Rear-Admiral of the BlueCSORN
23.4.1804 Rear-Admiral of the WhiteCSORN
9.11.1805 Vice-Admiral of the BlueCSORN
28.4.1808 Vice-Admiral of the WhiteCSORN
31.7.1810 Vice-Admiral of the RedCSORN
4.12.1813 Admiral of the BlueCSORN
12.8.1819 Admiral of the WhiteTRN3
22.7.1831 Admiral of the RedTRN3

Notes on Officer


BiographyRNB1823

This officer was promoted to the rank of Post-Captain, Aug. 22, 1781; Rear-Admiral, Jan. 1, 1801; Vice-Admiral, Nov. 9, 1805; and Admiral, Dec. 4, 1813. Towards the close of the American war, he commanded the Rotterdam, of 50 guns; and during a part of the war with the French republic, the Cambridge an 80-gun ship, bearing the flag of the Port Admiral at Plymouth.



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