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George Keppel


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service14.5.1774CSORN
Last Known Service23.4.1804CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
14.5.1774 LieutenantCSORN
18.3.1777 CommanderCSORN
18.3.177726.1.1778
Swift (14) 1777-1778
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/267
BWAS-1714
26.1.1778 CaptainCSORN
26.1.177818.9.1778
Ardent (64) 1764-1779
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/358
BWAS-1714
18.9.177816.4.1779
Iris (28) 1777-1781
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/266
Issued by
Lord Richard Howe (4th Viscount Howe)British
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1736-1799
, North America
Confirmed 15.2.1785
BWAS-1714
1.7.177926.11.1779Included in the list of captains receiving half-pay.ADM 104
26.11.17794.10.1780
Vestal (28) 1779-1816
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/53
BWAS-1714
4.10.178018.1.1782
Aeolus (32) 1758-1801
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1800 Renamed "Guernsey"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/179
BWAS-1714
18.1.17824.12.1782
Fortitude (74) 1780-1820
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/401
BWAS-1714
20.10.1782 Battle of Cape Spartel 
4.12.178216.4.1783
Hebe (38) 1782-1811
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1805 Renamed "Blonde"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/550
BWAS-1714
30.7.17941.6.1795
Defiance (74) 1783-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 24.8.1794 ADM 6/25/69
BWAS-1714
1.6.1795 Rear-Admiral of the WhiteCSORN
20.2.1797 Rear-Admiral of the RedCSORN
14.2.1799 Vice-Admiral of the WhiteCSORN
29.4.1802 Vice-Admiral of the RedCSORN
23.4.1804 Admiral of the BlueCSORN

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