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John Williamson


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service1759CSORN
WifeFrances Young (d. 1812)ADM 6/346
Last Known Service1.1.1798CSORN
Date of Death28.10.1798ref:676

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
17592.1760
Dorsetshire (68) 1757-1775
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman,
ref:676
20.11.1759 Battle of Quiberon Bay 
2.17601763
Bellona (74) 1760-1814
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman,
ref:676
13.6.1761 Action of 13th June 1761 
13.8.176114.8.1761Bellona vs Le Courageux 
17631.12.1763
Siren (20) 1745-1764
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Midshipman,
ref:676
176417.5.1764
Deptford (50) 1732-1767
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman,
ref:676
17641766
Tamar (16) 1758-1780
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
1777 Renamed "Pluto"
, Midshipman,
ref:676
8.3.1774 LieutenantCSORN
23.2.17763.10.1780
Resolution (12) 1771-1782
British 12 Gun
Unrated Survey Vessel
1771 Renamed "Resolution"
, Lieutenant, : On board from 6.1776 ADM 6/21/160
ref:676
14.2.1779 Was commanding a boat off shore when Captain James Cook was killed in Hawaii, he was later castigated by his shipmates for keeping his boat away from the beach.ref:676
3.10.1780 CommanderCSORN
3.10.17802.11.1781
Resolution (12) 1771-1782
British 12 Gun
Unrated Survey Vessel
1771 Renamed "Resolution"
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/178
ADM 6/22
2.11.178111.6.1782
Vesuvius (8) 1776-1812
British 8 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/359
ADM 6/22
11.6.1782 CaptainCSORN
11.6.178230.7.1782
Belleisle (64) 1761-1784
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/478
BWAS-1714
30.7.178221.8.1782
Crocodile (24) 1781-1784
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/500
BWAS-1714
5.3.17839.5.1784
Crocodile (24) 1781-1784
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/29
ADM 6/23
9.17959.1796
Grampus (54) 1795-1799
British 54 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
13.11.17961.1.1798
Agincourt (64) 1796-1814
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Bristol"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
11.10.1797 Battle of Camperdown 
1.1.1798 Sentenced by courts martial to being placed at the bottom of the list of captains and rendered incapable of further service for his performance at the Battle of Capmberdown.ref:676

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 3rd of October 2016 07:17

After failing to engage the enemy Agincourt's captain John Williamson was subsequently court-martialled and dismissed.


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