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Robert Duff


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1721CSORN
First Known Service9.3.1738/39CSORN
FatherRobert Duffref:719
MotherAnne Innesref:719
WifeHelen Duff - Married 1764ODNB
CousinWilliam Duff, first Earl FifeODNB
Last Known Service26.9.1780CSORN
Date of Death6.6.1787TRN3

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
9.3.1738/39 Passed the Lieutenant's ExaminationODNB
9.4.1739 LieutenantADM 6/16
4.12.1744 CommanderCSORN
4.12.174422.10.1746
Terror (8) 1742-1754
British 8 Gun
Unrated Bomb Vessel
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/397
BWAS-1714
1.5.1746 Action of 1746-05-01 
23.10.1746 CaptainCSORN
24.10.17464.8.1748
Anglesea (44) 1746-1764
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
21.3.1748/4918.7.1755
Queenborough (24) 1747-1761
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/450
BWAS-1714
11.3.17555.3.1760
Rochester (50) 1749-1770
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/145
BWAS-1714
5.6.175812.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo 
20.11.1759 Commanded the Independant Squadron at the Battle of Quiberon Bay 
5.3.17608.6.1762
Foudroyant (80) 1758-1787
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/143
BWAS-1714
7.1.176210.2.1762Operations against Martinique 
27.2.1775 Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Newfoundland ADM 6/21/76ADM 6/21
31.3.1775 Rear-Admiral of the BlueCSORN
4.17754.1776
Romney (50) 1762-1804
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue,
BWAS-1714
7.12.1775 Rear-Admiral of the RedADM 6/21
16.9.1777 Appointed Commander-in-Chief — The Mediterranean Sea ADM 6/21/315ADM 6/21
16.9.17771779
Panther (60) 1758-1813
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red,
BWAS-1714
29.1.1778 Vice-Admiral of the BlueCSORN
26.9.1780 Vice-Admiral of the RedCSORN

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Posted by Ian Crozier on Sunday 28th of December 2025 21:20

Came across Commander Robt Duff while researching the year 1746 after Culloden. HMS Terror figures slightly as I served onboard HMS Terror, the shore base in Singapore. Coincidence.
Happy days


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