Sir George Rooke
NationalityBritish RolesNaval Sailor Date of Birth1650 - CanterburyODNB | First Known Service1672ODNB | FatherColonel Sir William Rooke (1620/21-1691)ODNB | MotherJane Finch (d. 1711)ODNB | BrotherThomas Rooke (d.1701)ODNB | Last Known Service2.1705ODNB | Date of Death24.1.1708/9ODNB |
Event History
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| 1672 | | Lieutenant | CSORN |
| 1672 | 1673 | London (96), Lieutenant | ODNB |
| 28.5.1672 | | Battle of Solebay | |
| 1673 | | Prince (100), Lieutenant | B051 |
| 28.5.1673 | | First Battle of Schooneveld | |
| 4.6.1673 | | Second Battle of Schooneveld | |
| 11.8.1673 | | Battle of Texel | |
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| 13.9.1673 | | Captain | CSORN |
| 13.11.1673 | 11.11.1674 | Holmes (24), Captain and Commanding Officer | ODNB |
| 1.1676 | | Obtained a commission as marine lieutenant in Captain Charles Middleton's company of foot in the duke of York's regiment | ODNB |
| 25.4.1677 | 10.7.1680 | Nonsuch (36), Captain and Commanding Officer | ODNB |
| 11.7.1680 | 8.1.1681/82 | Hampshire (38), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1603 |
| 14.4.1683 | 1.11.1684 | Saint David (54), Captain and Commanding Officer | ODNB |
| 1684 | | Took up again his marine lieutenant's commission in the hereditary prince of Denmark's regiment of foot (later, Prince George of Denmark's regiment) | ODNB |
| 10.5.1687 | | Promoted to Captain in the regiment | ODNB |
| 9.1688 | 9.12.1689 | Deptford (50), Captain and Commanding Officer | ODNB |
| 1.5.1689 | | Battle of Bantry Bay | |
| 9.12.1689 | 5.1690 | Eagle (70), Captain and Commanding Officer | ODNB |
| 5.1690 | 11.1690 | Duchess (90), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red | ODNB |
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| 6.5.1690 | | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN |
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| 3.6.1690 | | Rear-Admiral of the Red | CSORN |
| 30.6.1690 | | Battle of Beachy Head | |
| 3.1690/91 | | Escorted the king on his return from the Netherlands | ODNB |
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| 20.1.1691/92 | | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN |
| 22.1.1691/92 | | Appointed one of the extra commissioners of the Navy Board | ODNB |
| 5.1692 | 3.1692/93 | Neptune (94), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue | ODNB |
| 19.5.1692 | | Commanded the Van - Blue Squadron at the Battle of Barfleur | |
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| 1693 | | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN |
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| 26.1.1692/93 | | Vice-Admiral of the Red | CSORN |
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| 13.2.1692/93 | | Appointed Knight Batchelor | ODNB |
| 5.1693 | 8.1693 | Royal Oak (70), as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Red | ODNB |
| 17.6.1693 | | Commanded the British Squadron ( 16 ships) at the Battle of Lagos | |
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| 2.7.1693 | | Admiral of the Blue | CSORN |
| 2.1694 | | The King appointed him deputy lieutenant of Kent | ODNB |
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| 2.5.1694 | 26.1.1701/2 | Appointed Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty | OHMB4 |
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| 1.8.1695 | | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — The Mediterranean Sea | ADM 6/3 |
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| 2.8.1695 | | Admiral of the White ADM 6/3/67 | CSORN |
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| 28.4.1696 | | Admiral of the Fleet | CSORN |
| 5.1697 | | Britannia (100), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Fleet | ODNB |
| 1700 | | Shrewsbury (80), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Fleet | ODNB |
| 1700 | | Norfolk (80), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Fleet | ODNB |
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| 1702 | 1.5.1707 | Appointed Vice-Admiral of England | EWIKI |
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| 28.1.1701/2 | | Admiral of the White ADM 6/7/1 | ADM 6/7 |
| 2.1702 | 11.1702 | Triumph (90), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 |
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| 6.5.1702 | | Admiral of the Fleet ADM 6/7/33 | ADM 6/7 |
| 11.7.1702 | 1703 | Royal Sovereign (100), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Fleet | B051 |
| 10.1702 | 11.1702 | Somerset (80), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Fleet | BWAS-1714 |
| 12.10.1702 | | Battle of Vigo | |
| 1.1704 | 2.1705 | Royal Katherine (96), as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Fleet | BWAS-1714 |
| 21.7.1704 | 23.7.1704 | Commander-in-Chief at the Capture of Gibraltar | |
| 21.7.1704 | 23.7.1704 | Capture of Gibraltar | |
| 13.8.1704 | | Commanded the Center Squadron at the Battle of Malaga | |
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| 1.5.1707 | 24.1.1708/9 | Appointed Vice-Admiral of Great Britain | EWIKI |
Notes on Officer
The text of Sir George Rooke's patent as Vice-Admiral of England
Anne, by the grace of God of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom these presents shall come greeting. Know ye that We, reposing especial trust and confidence in the ability, experience, care, and fidelity of our trusty and well-beloved Sir George Rooke, Knight, of our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have given and granted, and by these presents do give and grant unto you, the said Sir George Rooke, the office and place, offices and places, of Vice-Admiral and Lieutenant of the Admiralty of England, and of the Lieutenant of the Navies and seas of this our kingdom; and him, the said Sir George Rooke, Vice-Admiral and Lieutenant of the Admiralty of England, and also Lieutenant of the Navies and seas of this our kingdom of England, We do make, ordain, and constitute by these presents, to have, hold, exercise and enjoy the said office and offices, place and places, unto the said Sir George Rooke during our pleasure. And also know ye that We, of our more ample grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have given and granted, and by these presents do give and grant unto the said Sir George Rooke, for the better enabling him to perform the said offices and places, the wages and fee of twenty shillings by the day, and the wages, allowance, and entertainment, of 10s. 6d. the month for sixteen men, accounting twenty-eight days to the month ; to have, hold, receive and take the said 20s. by the day, and the said allowance and entertainment of 10s. 6d. by the month for sixteen men unto him the said Sir George Rooke, from the first day of May in the first year of our reign; during the continuance of his said employment the payment of all the said wages and allowances to be made by the hands of the Treasurer of our Navy, now for the time being at the four usual feasts of the year that is to say, the feasts of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, St. Michael the Archangel, the Birth of Our Lord Christ, and the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by equal and even portions ; and the first payment thereof to be made at the feast of St. John the Baptist now next coming, and from thenceforth quarterly, as aforesaid, together with all other wages, fees, profits, rights, perquisites, privileges, pre-eminences, jurisdictions, powers, authorities, and advantages whatsoever to the said office or offices or any of them appertaining; and hereby give and grant unto the said Sir George Rooke full power and authority, under the Lord High Admiral now being, or the Lord High Admiral or Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral for the time being, to order, govern, and direct the said Navies, and all and every the masters, soldiers, gunners, and other officers to the same belonging ; and to take and retain all and every the masters, mariners, soldiers, gunners, or other person or persons whatsoever to be used in the said Navies and seas aforesaid under the said Lord High Admiral or Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of England for the time being, as occasion shall require, or commandment shall be given by us, our heirs, or successors, or the Lord High Admiral of England or Commissioners of the Admiralty for the time being ; and them to remove, as occasion shall require, at the liberty and pleasure under the Lord High Admiral or Commissioners of the Admiralty for the time being, of the said Sir George Rooke; and all and every other power, privilege, jurisdiction, thing or things whatsoever, which doth or may concern the said office or offices of the government of the said Navies and seas, to do, perform and accomplish from time to time, under the Lord High Admiral or Commissioners of the Admiralty for the time being, as Vice-Admiral of our said Navies and seas, as amply and effectually as the late Prince Rupert Count Palatine of the Rhine; or Edward, late Earl of Sandwich; or Henry, late Duke of Grafton ; or Arthur, Earl of Torrington; or any other Vice-Admiral heretofore ever had, enjoyed, or performed the same, although the express mention of the certainty of the premises in these presents is not made, or any other thing, cause, or matter whatsoever in any wise notwithstanding. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made Patents.
Witness ourself at Westminster the 14th of May in the first year of our reign.
WRIGHT.
The Smyrna convoy escort
consisted of:Royal Oak, Breda, Monmouth, Lumley Castle, Monk, Lyon, Loyal Merchant, Princess Anne, Tyger Prize, Woolwich, Newcastle, Chatham, Smyrna Factor, Sheerness, Lark, Salamaner bomb, Dispatch, Vulture fireship, Speedwell fireship, Muscovy Merchant storeship as well as eight Dutch men of war.
George Rooke's squadron in April 1688
Deptford, Antelope, Swallow, Bonadventure, Portland, Dartmouth, Geryhound, Kingfisher ketch and Henrietta yacht.
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorTypeBWAS-1603British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714Rif WinfieldBook BWAS-1714British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook