William Parker (1740/41-1802)

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William Parker

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1.1.1740/41E-WIKI
First Known Service1762E-WIKI
Last Known Service7.1852E-WIKI
Date of Death31.10.1802TRN3

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1762 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/6/33RNLPC
29.11.1766 Lieutenant ADM 6/20/148CSORN
2.2.177121.10.1772Egmont (10), Lieutenant and Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
20.3.177325.6.1773Anson (6), Lieutenant and Commanding Officer ADM 106/1220/144ADM 106
25.6.1773 Commander ADM 6/20/500CSORN
25.6.177314.2.1774Senegal (14), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/500ADM 6/20
14.2.17748.2.1775Nautilus (16), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/15BWAS-1714
11.3.177531.1.1776Martin (14), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/79BWAS-1714
28.8.1777 Captain ADM 6/21/306CSORN
28.8.177724.10.1777Sultan (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/306ADM 6/21
24.10.177727.7.1779Deal Castle (20), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/327BWAS-1714
27.7.17793.12.1781Maidstone (28), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/48
Issued by John Byron (1723-1786), North America
Confirmed 10.11.1779		BWAS-1714
3.12.178122.3.1783Iphigenia (32), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/376BWAS-1714
22.3.178311.3.1786Dictator (64), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/38BWAS-1714
10.2.1787 Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Barbados & the Leeward Islands ADM 6/23/380ADM 6/23
10.2.178724.6.1790Jupiter (50), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/378ADM 6/23
24.12.17924.7.1794Audacious (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/186BWAS-1714
10.1.179326.12.1800Appointed Lieutenant-governor of Greenwich Hospital at Greenwich Hospital ADM 73/36/2112ADM 73/36
4.7.1794 Rear-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/25/55CSORN
8.11.17941796Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Jamaica ADM 6/25/105ADM 6/25
1.6.1795 Rear-Admiral of the Red ADM 6/25/179CSORN
10.179610.1797Prince George (98), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-1714
1797 Blenheim (98), as Flag Officer, Rear-AdmiralBWAS-1714
14.2.1797 2nd Battle of Cape St Vincent 
12.17989.1799Prince George (98), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-1714
14.2.1799 Vice-Admiral of the WhiteCSORN
18001802Appointed Commander-in-Chief — North AmericaE-WIKI
4.1800 America (64), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1714
1.1.1801 Vice-Admiral of the RedCSORN
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Posted by Brian Stephens on Saturday 12th of April 2014 13:02

PARBKER, Sir WILLIAM, Bart. behaved with great bravery on the 28th of May, 1794, engaging La Revolutionnaire, of 120 guns, the rear ship in the French line, when he commanded the Audacious of 74 guns, and obliged her to quit the line and separate from the fleet. Sent to Jamaica in 1795. In 1797, commanded a division of the fleet under Lord St,???; in the action on the 14th of February; for which he was created a baronet, and presented with a gold chain and medal. He died December 1802.

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