John Pakenham
Vice-Admiral John Pakenham (1743–1807) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.
John Pakenham | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1743 |
| Died | 1807 Lowestoft, Suffolk |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service/ | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands held | Jamaica Station HMS Gibraltar HMS Ajax |
| Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
Naval career
Promoted to post captain in 1780,[1] Pakenham briefly served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station in 1785[2] before going on to command the third-rate HMS Gibraltar in 1796[3] and the third-rate HMS Ajax in July 1798 in the Channel.[4] Promoted to rear-admiral in 1799 and to vice-admiral in 1804,[1] he died at Lowestoft in Suffolk in 1807.[5]
References
- "John Pakenham". Three Decks. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- Cundall, p. xx
- Nelson, p. 154
- "John Pakenham". P Benyon. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- Naval Chronicle. Joyce Gold. 1807. p. 520. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
Vice-Admiral John PAkenham.
Sources
- Cundall, Frank (1915). Historic Jamaica. West India Committee.
- Nelson, Horatio (2011). The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1108035422.
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