John Tinker (Royal Navy officer)

Captain John Bladen Tinker (c.1725 – 19 July 1767) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station from 1763 to 1765.

For other people named John Tinker, see John Tinker (disambiguation).
John Bladen Tinker
Born1725
Died19 July 1767
AllegianceKingdom of Great Britain
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1741–1767
RankCaptain
Commands heldHMS Experiment
HMS Trident
HMS Dover
HMS Argo
HMS Medway
East Indies Station
RelationsJohn Tinker (father)

John Bladen Tinker was born in about 1725. He joined the Royal Navy on 15 June 1741 as an ordinary seaman on board the 90-gun ship of the line HMS Bafleur.[1] Promoted to captain on 4 July 1756, he was given command of the sixth-rate HMS Experiment. He went on to command, successively, the third-rate HMS Trident, the fifth-rate HMS Dover and the sixth-rate HMS Argo.[2] His last command was the fourth-rate HMS Medway in which he sailed out to the far east[3] and served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station from 1763 to 1765.[4]

Citations
  1. Harrison (2019), p. 474.
  2. "John Bladen Tinker (c.1725–1767)". Three Decks. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. "Sampson Edwards". More Than Nelson. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. Ward, Peter A. (2013). British Naval Power in the East, 1794-1805. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-84383-848-7.

References
  • Harrison, Cy (2019). Royal Navy Officers of the Seven Years War. Warwick, England: Helion. ISBN 978-1-912866-68-7.
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