Robert Parry Young (d.1799)

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Robert Parry Young

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service18.10.1777CSORN
SonNBD1849
Last Known Service21.5.1790CSORN
Date of Death1799CSORN
Will Probated6.4.1799, PROB 11/1323/35

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
18.10.1777		Lieutenant	CSORN
18.10.1777	16.4.1778	Druid (16) 1776-1783 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop 1779 Renamed "Blast" , Lieutenant ADM 6/21/325	ADM 6
16.4.1778	3.1780	Triton (Unknown) 1778-1780 British Unknown Gun Hired Tender , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	PMD
6.5.1778	12.1779	Triton (Unknown) 1778-1780 British Unknown Gun Hired Tender , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	ADM 2
22.12.1779	6.12.1781	Severn (Unknown) 1779-1781 British Unknown Gun Hired Tender , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	ADM 34

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IDNameAuthorType

ADM 2Authority, Book

ADM 34 Document

ADM 6Authority, Archive

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

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

PMD Book

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Posted by Bob Brooks on Monday 24th of November 2014 16:39

Robert Parry Young was commissioned by Admiralty on 18 Oct 1777 as Lieutenant, HMS Druid, Sloop (ADM 6/21,p325) then by Admiralty order (ADM 2/104, p329) assigned to command the hired tender Triton on 16 Apr 1778. About 22 Dec 1779 he took command of the hired tender Severn (ADM 106/1262, pp 451, 452, 453, 457, 461, 465, &c) and was still commaning on 26 July 1781 (ADM 106/1268, pp 648)

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