Thomas Pringle (d.1803)

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Thomas Pringle

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service30.11.1760CSORN
Last Known Service1.1.1801CSORN
Date of Death9.12.1803CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
30.11.1760 LieutenantCSORN
10.5.1776 CommanderADM 6/21
10.5.177625.11.1776
Lord Howe (Unknown) 1776-1777
British Unknown Gun
Hired Armed Ship
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/186		ADM 6/21
25.11.1776 CaptainCSORN
25.11.177620.12.1776
Camel (24) 1776-1784
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/236		ADM 6/21
20.12.17766.11.1779
Ariadne (20) 1776-1814
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/244		BWAS-1714
14.12.177815.12.1778Battle of St. Lucia 
6.7.1779 Battle of Grenada 
6.11.177931.12.1779Included in the list of captains receiving half-pay.ADM 104
2.5.178021.4.1783
Daedalus (32) 1780-1811
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/122		BWAS-1714
1.10.178725.2.1788
Impregnable (98) 1786-1799
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 7.10.1787 ADM 6/23/422		BWAS-1714
10.5.179031.12.1790
Royal George (100) 1788-1822
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/26		BWAS-1714
21.10.17934.7.1794
Valiant (74) 1759-1826
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/276		BWAS-1714
1.6.1794 Glorious 1st of June 
4.7.1794 Rear-Admiral of the BlueCSORN
1.6.1795 Rear-Admiral of the RedCSORN
1.6.17951796
Asia (64) 1764-1804
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red, 		BWAS-1714
17967.1796
Tremendous (74) 1784-1807
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red, 		BWAS-1714
19.1.1797 Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Cape of Good Hope ADM 6/26/60ADM 6/26
14.2.1799 Vice-Admiral of the WhiteCSORN
1.1.1801 Vice-Admiral of the RedCSORN
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Saturday 2nd of July 2016 20:14

Thomas Pringle commanded both the Impregnable and Hero while the were undergoing work at Chatham dockyard as they were not sea going at the time.

Posted by Douglas Raynor on Monday 21st of October 2013 00:08

Raynor not Rayner please

Posted by Douglas Raynor on Monday 21st of October 2013 00:07

Raynor not Rayner please

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