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John Hills

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service1766CSORN
Last Known Service1794CSORN

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1766		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/6/92	RNLPC
26.5.1768		Lieutenant	CSORN
18.11.1777	4.10.1781	Fortitude’s Success (Unknown) 1777-1783 British Unknown Gun Hired Tender , Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer	PMD
4.10.1781		Commander	CSORN
4.10.1781	1.1.1783	Zephyr (14) 1779-1798 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop 1782 Renamed "Navy Transport" 1783 Renamed "Dispatch" , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/348	BWAS-1714
1.1.1783	30.3.1787	Wasp (14) 1782-1800 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer: On board from 2.1783 ADM 6/23/1	BWAS-1714
1.12.1787		Captain	CSORN
1.12.1787	9.5.1790	Hussar (28) 1784-1796 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/439	ADM 6/23
3.12.1792	1794	Hermione (32) 1782-1797 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/183	BWAS-1714

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 27th of February 2018 21:10

4 Sept 1794 Hermione 32 Captain John Hills dies of Yellow fever. Captain Philip Wilkinson takes command, at Port Royal, Jamaica,

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