The Hon. Francis Digby (d.1672)

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The Hon. Francis Digby

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service1666CSORN
FatherGeorge Digby, 2nd Earl of BristolW022
Last Known Service28.5.1672CSORN
Date of Death28.5.1672CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1666		Lieutenant	CSORN
1666		Royal Charles (80) 1655-1667 British 80 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1660 Renamed "Royal Charles" , Lieutenant	BWAS-1603
1.1666		Captain	CSORN
1.6.1666	4.6.1666	Four Days Battle
8.6.1666	22.1.1666/67	Jersey (50) 1654-1691 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
25.7.1666	26.7.1666	St James Day Battle
25.12.1666		Action of 1666-12-25
31.1.1666/67	9.11.1667	Greenwich (58) 1666-1700 British 58 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
20.3.1667/68	12.5.1669	Montagu (58) 1654-1673 British 58 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1666 Renamed "Montagu" , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
16.1.1671/72	28.5.1672	Henry (64) 1656-1682 British 64 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line 1660 Renamed "Henry" , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
28.5.1672		Battle of Solebay

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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

W022Samuel Pepys, Web Site

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