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Peter Halkett


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service10.1789CSORN
Last Known Service5.10.1815CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
8.10.1789 LieutenantCSORN
8.10.178927.4.1791
Placentia (Lightly Armed) 1789-1794
British Lightly Armed Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/11
Issued by
Mark MilbankeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1802
, Newfoundland Colony
Confirmed 26.11.1789
BWAS-1714
28.4.179110.9.1791
Impregnable (98) 1786-1799
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Seventh Lieutenant ADM 6/24/120
ADM 6/24
17.9.17919.4.1793
Syren (32) 1782-1822
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/135
ADM 6/24
10.4.1793 CommanderCSORN
10.4.1793 
Flirt (14) 1782-1795
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/228
ADM 6/24
24.5.17934.8.1794
Echo (16) 1782-1797
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/241
BWAS-1714
13.8.1794 CaptainCSORN
30.8.179412.1797
Circe (28) 1785-1803
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/25/75
BWAS-1714
11.10.1797 Battle of Camperdown 
17987.1.1799
Apollo (38) 1794-1799
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
8.17991802
Apollo (36) 1799-1804
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
4.18061807
Ganges (74) 1782-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
15.8.18077.9.1807Second Battle of Copenhagen 
12.8.1812 Rear-Admiral of the BlueCSORN
18145.10.1815
Gladiator (44) 1783-1817
British 44 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the White,
BWAS-1714
4.6.1814 Rear-Admiral of the WhiteCSORN

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