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Sir Richard John Strachan

 
NationalityBritish
Date of Death1828/02/03W032
ShipDate fromDate toEventSource
Lieutenant, 1779/04/05W032
Lizard 1782/101783/01As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Commander, 1783/01W032
Captain, 1783/04/26W032
Naiade 1783/04/261784/06As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Vestal 1787/081791As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Phoenix 1792/041793/08As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Concorde 17941794/08As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
 1794/04/23 Action of 1794-04-23BWAS-1714
Melampus 1794/091796/08As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
 1795/05/09 Action in Carteret BayBWAS-1714
Diamond 1796/121799/04As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1793
Captain 1799/031801/09As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
 1799/06/19 Capture off Cape SicieBWAS-1714
 1800/08/251800/08/26Attack on FerrolBWAS-1714
Donegal 1802/041805/03As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1793
 1804/05/24 Action off Cape CepetBWAS-1793
Renown 1805/031806/03As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1793
Caesar 1805/071805/11/09As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1793
 1805/11/04 Commanded the British Squadron at the Battle of Cape Ortegal
Rear-Admiral of the Blue, 1805/11/09W032
Caesar 1805/11/091806As Flag OfficerBWAS-1793
Appointed Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath, 1806/01/29TKE1
Rear-Admiral of the White, 1808/04/28W032
Saint Domingo 1809/031812As Flag OfficerBWAS-1793
 1809/07/281809/12Commanded the British Fleet at the Walcheren Expedition
 1809/07/281809/09/04Expedition to the ScheldtBWAS-1793
Rear-Admiral of the Red, 1809/10/25W032
Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 1810/07/31W032
Vice-Admiral of the White, 1812/08/12W032
Vice-Admiral of the Red, 1814/06/04W032
Appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, 1815/01/02TKE1
Admiral of the Blue, 1821/07W032
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
W032 Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal NavyDavid Bonner SmithWeb Site
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
TKE1 The Knights of England. A complete record Vol IWilliam Arthur Shaw and George Dames BurtchaellDigital Book
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