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William Brown

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service27.12.1788CSORN
Last Known Service4.1815CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
27.12.1788 LieutenantCSORN
9.1.1791 CommanderCSORN
9.1.17912.5.1792
Zebra (16) 1780-1812
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/109
Issued by
Joseph PeytonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 1.3.1791		BWAS-1714
2.5.179225.10.1792
Kingfisher (18) 1782-1798
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/164		BWAS-1714
25.10.179229.10.1793
Fly (14) 1776-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/179		BWAS-1714
29.10.1793 CaptainCSORN
29.10.1793 
Narcissus (20) 1781-1796
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/278		ADM 6/24
9.4.179418.10.1794
Venus (32) 1758-1828
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1807 Renamed "Heroine"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/25/28		BWAS-1714
1.6.1794 Glorious 1st of June 
1.17959.1798
Alcmene (32) 1794-1809
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
3.17985.1798
Defence (74) 1762-1811
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
4.17996.1799
Foudroyant (80) 1798-1892
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
6.17992.1800
Vanguard (74) 1787-1821
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
11.180012.1800
Robust (74) 1764-1817
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
4.18011802
Hussar (38) 1799-1804
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
18031804
Romney (50) 1762-1804
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
5.180510.1805
Ajax (74) 1798-1807
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
22.7.1805 3rd Battle of Cape Finisterre 
21.10.1805 Battle of Trafalgar 
1.8.1811 Rear-Admiral of the BlueCSORN
6.18124.1813
Ulysses (20) 1779-1816
British 20 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue, 		BWAS-1714
12.8.1812 Rear-Admiral of the WhiteCSORN
18131814Appointed Commander-in-Chief — JamaicaHJ-DB
4.18134.1815
Argo (22) 1781-1816
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the White, 		BWAS-1714
4.6.1814 Rear-Admiral of the RedCSORN
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Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 13th of July 2026 13:44

Portsmouth, 11 April 1801: Capt W Brown, is appointed to the Hussar. [Hampshire Telegraph, 13 April 1801]

Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 25th of December 2018 10:49

15 Oct 1814 Lieut. Yates, late flag lieutenant to Adm. Brown, and Mr. J.P. Bamey, late secretary, came home in the Ringdove.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 25th of December 2018 10:45

In 1812, Brown was promoted to rear-admiral and given the command of the Channel Islands station.

In 1813, Brown was transferred to the Jamaica Station as commanding naval officer of the island and it was during service there that he contracted yellow fever and died on 20 September 1814

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