Ralph Willett Miller (d.1799)

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Ralph Willett Miller

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service25.5.1781CSORN
Last Known Service7.2.1793CSORN
Date of Death14.5.1799 - HMS TheseusTRN4
Cause of DeathExplosionCSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
25.5.1781		Lieutenant	CSORN
17.12.1792	7.2.1793	Saint George (98) 1785-1811 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/185	ADM 6/24
8.2.1793		Windsor Castle (98) 1790-1813 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/206	ADM 6/24
1.7.1794		Commander	CSORN
1.7.1794	1796	Poulette (28) 1793-1796 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Commander, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
14.3.1795		Action off Genoa
11.1795	13.6.1796	Mignonne (32) 1794-1797 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Commander, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
12.1.1796		Captain	CSORN
12.1796	5.1797	Captain (74) 1787-1813 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
14.2.1797		2nd Battle of Cape St Vincent
5.1797	14.5.1799	Theseus (74) 1786-1814 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
24.7.1797		Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
1.8.1798		Battle of the Nile

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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

TRN4William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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Friday 24th of July 2026 08:52	Jon Miller	Philip AffleckBritish Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799
Friday 24th of July 2026 08:41	Jon Miller	George SarradineBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1802
Friday 24th of July 2026 08:28	Jon Miller	British Other Vessels discovery vessel 'Discovery' (1789) (10) 1789-1834 British 10 Gun Other Discovery Vessel
Friday 24th of July 2026 08:15	Jon Miller	Mark RobinsonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1740-1787
Friday 24th of July 2026 06:56	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ethalion' (1797) (38) 1797-1799 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

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