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Stair Douglas


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birthc.1735 - Richmond, Yorkshire ADM 107/4
First Known Service2.6.1749CSORN
FatherSir John Douglasref:676
MotherChristian Cunninghamref:676
Last Known Service5.1783CSORN
Date of Death8.4.1789CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
2.6.1749c.1.6.1752
Royal Naval Academy 1733-1837
British Shore Unknown
1806 Renamed "Royal Navy College"
, Scholar, ADM 6/17/467
ADM 6/17
3.11.1756 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/4/391RNLPC
13.12.1756 LieutenantCSORN
7.7.1761 CommanderCSORN
7.7.176126.3.1762
Sardoine (14) 1761-1768
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/328
BWAS-1714
26.3.176229.6.1762
Granado (8) 1742-1763
British 8 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/56
Issued by
George Brydges RodneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados
Confirmed 3.11.1764
ref:525
6.6.176213.8.1762Operations against Havana 
29.6.1762 CaptainCSORN
29.6.17623.4.1763
Glasgow (20) 1757-1779
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/41
Issued by
George PocockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1766
, West Indies
Confirmed 30.7.1764
BWAS-1714
3.4.176325.6.1764
Richmond (32) 1757-1781
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/49
Issued by
Augustus KeppelBritish
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1743-1783
, Jamaica
Confirmed 6.9.1764
BWAS-1714
15.11.176929.10.1770
Seaford (20) 1754-1784
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/260
BWAS-1714
21.11.17706.3.1772
Dunkirk (60) 1754-1792
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/440
Issued by
George MackenzieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1779
, Jamaica
Confirmed 21.4.1772
BWAS-1714
1.11.17739.5.1777
Squirrel (20) 1755-1783
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/525
BWAS-1714
29.11.177721.1.1780
Montreal (32) 1761-1779
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/340
BWAS-1714
1.4.178013.5.1781
Prince William (64) 1780-1817
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/107
BWAS-1714
29.4.178130.4.1781Battle of Fort Royal 
13.5.178117.12.1781
Triumph (74) 1764-1850
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/427
Issued by
George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados
Confirmed 18.3.1782
BWAS-1714
2.11.178230.12.1782
Grafton (74) 1771-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/536
ADM 6/22
30.12.178222.4.1783
Cambridge (80) 1755-1808
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/567
BWAS-1714


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Posted by Cy on Friday 17th of March 2023 08:44

Oops, been corrected


Posted by Robert Hubler on Friday 17th of March 2023 04:58

Captain Stair Douglass transfered from bomb Granados into Glasgow during Havana operation in WEST Indies not East Indies as given in his list of commands.

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