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John Rodney

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth10.5.1765CSORN
First Known Service18.5.1778CSORN
Father
Lord George Brydges Rodney (1st Baron Rodney)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782

MotherHenrietta CliesDAR-1837
Brother
Sir Edward RodneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1816
DAR-1837
Last Known Service9.1795CSORN
Date of Death9.4.1847 - Boulogne-sur-MerDAR-1837

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
18.5.17781781
Royal Naval Academy (Unarmed) 1733-1837
British Unarmed Gun
Shore Unknown
1806 Renamed "Royal Navy College"
, Scholar ADM 6/21/408		ADM 6/21
3.2.1780 Lieutenant 
14.10.1780 CaptainADM 6/22
14.10.1780 CommanderADM 6/22
14.10.1780 
Pocahontas (14) 1780-1782
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/472
Issued by
Sir George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados
Confirmed 22.5.1782		ADM 6/22
14.10.178020.10.1780
Fowey (24) 1749-1781
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/472
Issued by
Sir George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados
Confirmed 22.5.1782		ADM 6/22
20.10.17803.4.1781
Boreas (28) 1774-1802
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/45
Issued by
Sir George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados
Confirmed 3.4.1783		BWAS-1714
3.4.178110.5.1782
Sibyl (28) 1779-1798
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
1795 Renamed "Garland"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/79		BWAS-1714
5.9.1781 Battle of the Chesapeake 
25.1.178226.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts 
12.4.1782 Battle of the Saintes 
10.5.17827.1782
Anson (64) 1781-1807
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/156
Issued by
George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados
Confirmed 27.10.1783		BWAS-1714
2.10.179012.6.1793
Quebec (32) 1781-1816
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/73		BWAS-1714
23.4.179330.4.1794
America (64) 1777-1807
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/232		ADM 6/24
3.17959.1795
Vengeance (74) 1774-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
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