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NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth13.3.1737 - WhitehavenTRN3
First Known Service28.4.1759TRN3
FatherThomas Lutwidgeref:676
MotherLucy Hoghtonref:676
WifeCatherine Harvey (d.1810)ref:676
NephewHenry Thomas LutwidgeNBD1849
Last Known Service31.7.1810TRN3
Date of Death21.8.1814TRN3
IDDescriptionAuthorType
Skeffington Lutwidge
NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth13.3.1737 - Whitehaven
First Known Service28.4.1759
FatherThomas Lutwidge
MotherLucy Hoghton
WifeCatherine Harvey (d.1810)
NephewHenry Thomas Lutwidge
Last Known Service31.7.1810
Date of Death21.8.1814
Event History
| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28.4.1759 | 15.8.1759 | Echo (24), Acting Lieutenant | ref:559 |
| 15.8.1759 | Lieutenant ADM 6/19/199 | CSORN | |
| 6.4.1763 | 6.6.1766 | Cholmondley (4), Lieutenant and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 21.1.1771 | Commander ADM 6/20/241 | CSORN | |
| 21.1.1771 | 14.10.1773 | Carcass (14), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/341 | BWAS-1714 |
| 15.10.1773 | Captain ADM 6/20/522 | CSORN | |
| 15.10.1773 | 26.8.1775 | Success (20), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/522 | ADM 6/20 |
| 10.8.1775 | 7.11.1780 | Triton (28), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/118 | BWAS-1714 |
| 8.1.1780 | Attack on the Caracas Convoy | ||
| 16.1.1780 | Battle of Cape St. Vincent | ||
| 28.3.1781 | 13.9.1783 | Perseverance (36), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/268 | BWAS-1714 |
| 13.9.1786 | 4.10.1786 | Crown (64), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/354 | ADM 6/23 |
| 4.10.1786 | 21.10.1789 | Scipio (64), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/358 | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.8.1788 | 21.10.1789 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — River Medway and The Nore ADM 6/23/474 | ADM 6/23 |
| 21.10.1789 | 11.1789 | Scipio (64), as Flag Officer, Commodore | BWAS-1714 |
| 22.12.1792 | 12.4.1794 | Terrible (74), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/186 | BWAS-1714 |
| 12.4.1794 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/25/31 | CSORN | |
| 4.7.1794 | Rear-Admiral of the White ADM 6/25/55 | CSORN | |
| 1.6.1795 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue ADM 6/25/179 | CSORN | |
| 21.6.1797 | 4.1799 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — River Medway and The Nore ADM 6/26/100 | ADM 6/26 |
| 7.1797 | 9.1797 | Sandwich (90), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
| 10.1797 | 1799 | Zealand (64), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1793 |
| 14.2.1799 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 4.1799 | 1.1802 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — The Downs | TRN4 |
| 4.1799 | 21.1.1802 | Overyssel (64), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Red | BWAS-1793 |
| 30.8.1799 | Seizure of the Dutch Fleet at Vlieter | ||
| 1.1.1801 | Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 9.11.1805 | Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 31.7.1810 | Admiral of the Red | CSORN |
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
TRN3The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IIIWilliam Laid ClowesDigital Book
TRN4The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IVWilliam Laid ClowesDigital Book