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Sir Richard Rodney Bligh

 
NationalityBritish
Date of Birth1737TRN3
FatherRichard BlighEWIKI
WifeAnn Worsley (1744-1797)EWIKI
WifeMary Golightly (1745-1834)EWIKI
SonGeorge Miller BlighEWIKI
Date of Death1821/04/30W031
Place of DeathBelle Vue, SouthamptonW031
ShipDate fromDate toEventSource
 1737/11/08 Baptized in Holy Trinity Church, GosportEWIKI
Ramillies 1756 MidshipmanW031
Lieutenant, 1757/09/30W032
Nightingale 1757/09/301762LieutenantW031
Commander, 1762/10/22W032
Virgin 1762/10/221764As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Wasp 1774/111777/12/06As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Camel 1777/121780/01As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Captain, 1777/12/06W032
 1779/12/31 Affair of Fielding and BylandtW032
 1779/12/311780/01/01Affair of Fielding and BylandtW032
Nemesis 1780/011782As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Asia 1782/031783/03As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
 1782/10/20 Battle of Cape SpartelBWAS-1714
Pegase 1787/101788/02As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Dictator 1790/081791/04As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Alexander 1794/051794/11/06As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Rear-Admiral of the Blue, 1794/10/23W032
Rear-Admiral of the Red, 1795/06/01W032
Appointed Commander-in-Chief at Jamaica, 1796HJ-DB
Vice-Admiral of the White, 1799/02/14W032
Vice-Admiral of the Red, 1801/01/01W032
Roebuck 1803/111804/02As Flag OfficerBWAS-1714
Admiral of the Blue, 1804/04/23W032
Admiral of the White, 1808/04/28W032
Admiral of the Red, 1813/12/04W032
Appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, 1820/05/16TKE1
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
TRN3 The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IIIWilliam Laid ClowesDigital Book
EWIKI WikipediaVariousWeb Site
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
W032 Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal NavyDavid Bonner SmithWeb Site
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
HJ-DB Historic JamaicaFrank CundallBook
TKE1 The Knights of England. A complete record Vol IWilliam Arthur Shaw and George Dames BurtchaellDigital Book
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