George Lumsdaine

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George Lumsdaine

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service13.7.1776CSORN
Last Known Service1.8.1811CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
13.7.1776 LieutenantCSORN
13.7.1776 
Postillion (10) 1776-1779
British 10 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/234
Issued by
John MontaguBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1787
, Newfoundland Colony
Confirmed 19.11.1776		BWAS-1714
15.7.1781 CommanderCSORN
15.7.178127.9.1781
Morning Star (16) 1781-1782
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/353
Issued by
Richard EdwardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1794
, Newfoundland Colony
Confirmed 19.10.1781		ADM 6/22
21.3.17827.4.1783
Merlin (18) 1780-1795
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/428		BWAS-1714
7.4.178316.12.1785
Merlin (18) 1780-1795
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/46		ADM 6/23
20.10.17861.12.1787
Kingfisher (18) 1782-1798
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/362		BWAS-1714
1.12.1787 CaptainCSORN
1.12.178713.5.1788
Pomona (28) 1778-1811
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
1794 Renamed "Amphitrite"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/439		ADM 6/23
11.6.178827.12.1791
Eurydice (24) 1781-1834
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/466		BWAS-1714
1.1.179310.4.1794
Iris (32) 1783-1833
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1809 Renamed "Solebay"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/188		BWAS-1714
13.5.1793 Iris vs Citoyenne Française 
10.4.17941800
Polyphemus (64) 1782-1827
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/25/28		BWAS-1714
1.18012.1801
Belleisle (74) 1795-1814
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
2.10.1807 Rear-Admiral of the BlueCSORN
28.4.1808 Rear-Admiral of the WhiteCSORN
31.7.1810 Rear-Admiral of the RedCSORN
1.8.1811 Vice-Admiral of the BlueCSORN
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Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 11th of July 2026 01:41

Naval Appointments: Admiral Sir H Parker, commander in chief in the North Sea; Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson, second in command, and to hoist his flag on board the Neptune; and Rear-Admiral Sir G W Fairfax, third; Captain Domett of the Belleisle, is first captain to the commander in chief. Capt Lumsdaine succeeds him in command of the said ship. [Hampshire Chronicle, 2 February 1801]

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