Sir John Lawford (1756-1842)

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Sir John Lawford

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1756CSORN
First Known Service23.12.1777CSORN
Last Known Service1832CSORN
Date of Death22.12.1842 - Grove Road, St John's Wood, LondonCSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
23.12.1777		Lieutenant	CSORN
2.4.1782	6.6.1783	Namur (90) 1756-1804 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line , First Lieutenant	E-WIKI
12.4.1782		Battle of the Saintes
4.10.1783	21.4.1786	Crown (64) 1782-1816 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , First Lieutenant ADM 6/23/148	ADM 6/23
1.12.1787		Commander	CSORN
1.12.1787	8.9.1789	Pluto (8) 1782-1817 British 8 Gun Unrated Fireship , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/440	ADM 6/23
8.9.1789	28.4.1790	Wasp (14) 1782-1800 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/1	BWAS-1714
28.4.1790	1.12.1793	Hound (16) 1790-1794 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/25	BWAS-1714
1.12.1793		Captain	CSORN
1.12.1793	8.3.1794	Convert (32) 1793-1794 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/25/65 Confirmed 24.7.1794	BWAS-1793
1.1798	3.1798	Agincourt (64) 1796-1814 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1812 Renamed "Bristol" , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
3.1798	8.1800	Romney (50) 1762-1804 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
30.8.1799		Seizure of the Dutch Fleet at Vlieter
8.1800	4.1802	Polyphemus (64) 1782-1827 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
2.4.1801		Battle of Copenhagen
6.1805	1.1806	Audacious (74) 1785-1815 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
10.1806	8.1811	Impetueux (74) 1794-1813 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1795 Renamed "Impetueux" , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
1.8.1811		Rear-Admiral of the Blue	CSORN
4.12.1813		Rear-Admiral of the White	CSORN
4.6.1814		Rear-Admiral of the Red	CSORN
1819		Vice-Admiral	E-WIKI
1832		Admiral	E-WIKI
8.1838		Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath	E-WIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/23 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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