John Dalrymple (Royal Navy officer)
John Dalrymple | |
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| Died | 1798 |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands held | Nore Command |
Rear admiral John Dalrymple (fl. 1744; died 1798) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He became a fellow of the Royal Society.
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He entered the Royal Navy as a captain's servant aboard . He passed his examinations for promotion to lieutenant in 1744. He commanded a sloop in 1757; and he was promoted to post-captain in 1758. He was captain of HMS Winchester in 1762. He was promoted to the rank of rear-admiral in 1787 and to vice-admiral in 1793. He was Commander-in-Chief, The Nore from 11 May 1794, flying his flag aboard HMS Sandwich. He was promoted to full admiral in 1795.[1]
This Scottish-born seaman was elected to membership in the Royal Society on 23 May 1796.[1]
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Categories:
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- 1798 deaths
- Royal Navy admirals
- Royal Navy personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession
- Royal Navy personnel of the Seven Years' War
- Royal Navy personnel of the American Revolutionary War
- Royal Navy personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars