Nathaniel Bateman (c.1723-1797)

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Nathaniel Bateman

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birthc.1723ADM 107/4
First Known Service2.3.1740/41ref:676
Son
Charles Philip Butler BatemanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1910
NBD1849
Last Known Service24.10.1780ref:676
Date of Death1797ref:1238

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
4.6.1755 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/4/308RNLPC
5.7.1756 LieutenantCSORN
22.9.1759 CommanderCSORN
22.9.175931.3.1760
Hunter (10) 1756-1780
British 10 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/406		ADM 6/19
31.3.1760 CaptainCSORN
31.3.176026.6.1760
Eurus (24) 1757-1760
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/450
Issued by
Lord Alexander Colville (7th Viscount Colville of Culross)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1766
, North America
Confirmed 18.11.1762		BWAS-1714
22.9.17608.2.1763
Northumberland (68) 1750-1780
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1777 Renamed "Leviathan"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/449
Issued by
Lord Alexander Colville (7th Viscount Colville of Culross)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1766
, North America
Confirmed 9.11.1762		BWAS-1714
8.2.176318.7.1764
Ludlow Castle (24) 1744-1771
British 24 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/463		BWAS-1714
20.2.177622.7.1778
Winchelsea (32) 1764-1814
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/160		BWAS-1714
22.7.177824.10.1780
Yarmouth (64) 1745-1811
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/436		BWAS-1714
6.7.1779 Battle of Grenada 
17.4.1780 Battle of Martinique 
15.5.1780 Action of March 15 1780 
19.5.1780 Action of March 19 1780 
24.10.1780 Dismissed from the Navy for withdrawing fomr action and not obeying signalsADM 12/27
13.11.1780 Superannuated CommanderCSORN
Previous comments on this page

Posted by robert frazee on Sunday 7th of December 2025 00:38

more than nelson says he was dismissed ship, not the navy

Posted by Myf Thompson on Monday 17th of February 2020 10:45

This year Cook250 in Batemans Bay Australia, we celebrate Cook's naming of our Bay honouring Nathaniel. We include his biography in our Batemans Bay Heritage Museum display.

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