William Skipsey
British Royal Navy officer (1756–1846)
- HMS Hector
- HMS Centurion
- HMS Maidstone
- HMS Leander
- Cape of Good Hope Station
- Anglo-French War
- Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
- French Revolutionary Wars
Rear Admiral William Skipsey (died 18 March 1846) was a Royal Navy officer who became commander-in-chief of the Cape of Good Hope Station.
Naval career
Skipsey joined the Royal Navy in August 1769.[1] He saw action at the Battle of Ushant in July 1778 during the Anglo-French War, at the Battle of Dogger Bank in August 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War and at the capture of Saint Lucia in 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars.[1] Promoted to captain in June 1801, he was given command of the third-rate HMS Hector in March 1802, of the fourth-rate HMS Centurion in May 1813 and of the fifth-rate HMS Maidstone in August 1814 before taking command of the fourth-rate HMS Leander in August 1815.[1] He became commander-in-chief of the Cape of Good Hope Station in 1827 before retiring in 1828.[2]
References
- ^ a b c O'Byrne
- ^ Hiscocks, Richard (17 January 2016). "Cape Commander-in-Chief 1795-1852". morethannelson.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
Sources
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Skipsey, William" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Hood Hanway Christian | Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station 1827–1828 | Succeeded by Charles Schomberg |
