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Sir William Essington

 
NationalityBritish
ShipDate fromDate toEventSource
Lieutenant, 1777/02/28W032
Commander, 1781/03/30W032
Lisburne 1781/03/301782As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Vesuvius 1782/071783/03As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Captain, 1783/01/18W032
Sceptre 17951797/03As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Triumph 1797/091799/04As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
 1797/10/11 Battle of CamperdownBWAS-1714
Goliath 1801/061802/07As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Sans Pareil 1802/081802/09As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1793
Rear-Admiral of the Blue, 1804/04/23W032
Rear-Admiral of the White, 1805/11/09W032
Minotaur 1807 Rear-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1793
Rear-Admiral of the Red, 1808/04/28W032
Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 1810/07/31W032
Vice-Admiral of the White, 1811/08/01W032
Vice-Admiral of the Red, 1814/06/04W032
Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Exmouth, 1815/01/02TKE1
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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Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 29th of July 2012 22:09

1794 Captain William Essington while in command of the Aurora accused of murder while conducting impress on a merchant vessel

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