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George Lindsay


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birthc.1737ADM 107/5
First Known Service1752CSORN
Last Known Service6.3.1797CSORN
Date of Death1798CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
17521755Service as a merchant seamanADM 107/5
11.10.17552.2.1757
Intrepid (64) 1747-1765
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/5/73
ADM 107/5
20.5.1756 Battle of Minorca 
23.2.175710.4.1757
Newark (80) 1747-1787
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Able Seaman ADM 107/5/73
ADM 107/5
11.4.175727.2.1758
Newark (80) 1747-1787
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/5/73
ADM 107/5
8.175710.1757Louisbourg Expedition 
28.2.175820.8.1758
Namur (90) 1756-1804
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Able Seaman ADM 107/5/73
ADM 107/5
6.6.175827.7.1758The Siege of Louisbourg 
21.8.175813.12.1758
Namur (90) 1756-1804
British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Midshipman ADM 107/5/73
ADM 107/5
13.12.1758 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/73RNLPC
20.8.1759 LieutenantCSORN
20.8.175915.9.1761
Newark (80) 1747-1787
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/19/149
Issued by
The Hon. Edward BoscawenBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Administrator
Marine
Service 1726-1759
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 24.3.1760
ADM 6/19
15.9.176115.7.1763
Nottingham (60) 1745-1773
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/349
ADM 6/19
7.1.176210.2.1762Operations against Martinique 
6.6.176213.8.1762Operations against Havana 
28.4.177314.5.1773
Lark (32) 1762-1778
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/20/493
ADM 6/20
30.10.177624.7.1780
Aeolus (32) 1758-1801
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1800 Renamed "Guernsey"
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/21/225
ADM 6/21
22.4.1781 CommanderCSORN
22.4.178119.6.1783
Porto (12) 1781-1782
British 12 Gun
Unrated Sloop
1782 Renamed "Harlequin"
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/304
Issued by
George JohnstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1787
, Portugal
Confirmed 27.6.1781
BWAS-1714
19.6.178316.8.1786
Scout (16) 1780-1794
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/87
BWAS-1714
24.6.179021.9.1790
Roebuck (44) 1774-1811
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship of the Line
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/43
BWAS-1714
21.9.1790 CaptainADM 6/24
21.9.179022.11.1790
Amphitrite (24) 1778-1794
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/68
ADM 6/24

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