Arthur Phillip (1738-1814)

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Arthur Phillip

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth11.10.1738 - Fulham, London, Fulham TRN3
First Known Service7.6.1761TRN3
Last Known Service4.6.1814TRN3
Date of Death31.8.1814 - BathTRN3

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
7.6.1761		Lieutenant ADM 6/19/473	CSORN
1763		Placed on Half-Pay	E-WIKI
1775		Appointed a Post Captain in the Portugese Navy at Rio Janiero	SNForum
1778		Returned to service in the Royal Navy	SNForum
2.9.1779		Commander ADM 6/22/23	CSORN
2.9.1779	24.7.1781	Basilisk (8) 1776-1783 British 8 Gun Unrated Sloop 1779 Renamed "Basilisk" , Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/23	ADM 6/22
30.11.1781		Captain ADM 6/22/375	CSORN
30.11.1781	23.12.1782	Ariadne (20) 1776-1814 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/375	BWAS-1714
23.12.1782	15.5.1784	Europe (64) 1765-1814 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1778 Renamed "Europe" , Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/559	BWAS-1714
1784		Placed on Half-Pay	E-WIKI
15.12.1786	15.3.1790	Sirius (10) 1781-1790 British 10 Gun Unrated Armed Storeship 1786 Renamed "Sirius" , as Flag Officer, Commodore	BWAS-1714
13.5.1787	20.1.1788	Commander of the First Fleet to Australia
1788		Appointed as the first civil Governor of New South Wales	SNForum
16.3.1796	6.10.1796	Alexander (74) 1795-1819 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
20.10.1796	27.9.1797	Swiftsure (74) 1787-1801 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
28.9.1797	8.2.1798	Blenheim (98) 1761-1801 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
1798	1799	Appointed to command the Sea Fencibles at Hampshire	ref:559
1.1.1801		Rear-Admiral of the Blue	CSORN
23.4.1804		Rear-Admiral of the White	CSORN
9.11.1805		Rear-Admiral of the Red	CSORN
25.10.1809		Vice-Admiral of the White	CSORN
31.7.1810		Vice-Admiral of the Red	CSORN
4.6.1814		Admiral of the Blue	CSORN

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

TRN3William Laid Clowes, Digital Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

SNForum Web Site

ADM 6/22 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:559Marion Purnell, Web Site

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Posted by tony willoughby on Friday 18th of August 2017 15:26

he started out as an apprentice whaler man - he joined the navy as an ordinary seaman on the Buckingham - transferred to the Stirling Castle and was at Havanna and promoted to lieutenant - became first civil governor of New South Wales - I hope that that is all correct

Posted by Cy on Friday 14th of July 2017 10:01

I did a little research and apparently he was also active in the Sea Fencibles from 1803 to 1805 when he retired. Just need to find the details to add to his history.

Posted by Tony Willoughby on Friday 14th of July 2017 08:23

many thanks

Posted by Cy on Thursday 13th of July 2017 13:21

Once an officer had achieved post rank, promotions were automatically achieved by seniority. Actually being given something to do however was a question of ability (mostly).

To answer your question, he simply lived a long time.

Posted by Tony Willoughby on Thursday 13th of July 2017 11:00

What did he do to deserve his promotions? Did he ever see action?

Posted by Tony Willoughby on Wednesday 12th of July 2017 07:46

Am trying to find out if Arthur Phillip ever went into battle between 1793 and 1815

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