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Charles Steevens

 
NationalityBritish
Date of Birth1705/02W031
Place of BirthWest Hanningfield, EssexW031
FatherJohn Steevens (Army officer)W031
MotherElizabethW031
Date of Death1761/05/17W032
ShipDate fromDate toEventSource
 1705/02/17 Baptised at the parish church of West Hanningfield, EssexW031
Lieutenant, 1729/03/19W032
 1729/03/19 Placed on Half-PayW031
Salisbury 1731/021737LieutenantW031
Falmouth 1737/121738/07/07First LieutenantW031
Sheerness 1738/07/071740/05First LieutenantW031
 1741/03/041741/05Operations against CartagenaW031
Cumberland 1741/03/251741/06/12As Commanding OfficerW031
Phaeton 1741/06/121741/10/14As Commanding OfficerW031
 1741/071741/10Operations against SantiagoW031
Captain, 1742/01/11W032
Astrea Prize 1742/01/111742As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Ludlow Castle 17431744As Commanding OfficerW031
Portland 1744/101748/07As Commanding OfficerW031
 1747/10/14 2nd Battle of Cape FinisterreW031
Tiger 17491752/11As Commanding OfficerW031
Lichfield 1755/011755/04As Commanding OfficerW031
Oxford 1755/041757/01As Commanding OfficerW031
Orford 1755/051757As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Elizabeth 1757/011758/07/06As Flag OfficerBWAS-1714
 1758/04/29 Battle of CuddaloreBWAS-1714
Rear-Admiral of the Blue, 1758/07/06W031
Elizabeth 1758/07/061759As Flag OfficerBWAS-1714
 1758/08/03 Wounded by a musket-ball in the shoulderW031
 1758/08/03 Battle of NegapatamW031
Rear-Admiral of the Red, 1759W032
Grafton 1759/021761/05/20As Flag OfficerW031
 1759/09/10 Battle of PondicherryW031
Appointed Commander-in-Chief at East Indies, 1760EWIKI
Norfolk 1760/061761/05/17As Flag OfficerBWAS-1714
 1760/09/041761/01/15Seige of PondicherryBWAS-1714
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
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
EWIKI WikipediaVariousWeb Site
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