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James Turner

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service15.7.1779CSORN
Last Known Service3.1796CSORN

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Date fromDate toEventSource
15.7.1779 LieutenantCSORN
11.17821784
Cyrus (16) 1782-1786
British 16 Gun
Unrated Transport
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
5.9.1791 
Juno (32) 1780-1811
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/133		ADM 6/24
2.17963.1796
Hope (14) 1795-1807
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 2nd of July 2026 04:30

Died, a few days since, at his lodgings at Fulham, Capt James Turner, of the Royal Navy… This gallant officer was first Lieutenant of the Juno frigate, when she made her extraordinary escape from Toulon harbour, in the beginning of the French Revolution. [Hampshire Telegraph, 13 May 1816]

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