Joseph Knight (Royal Navy officer)
Rear-Admiral Sir Joseph Knight (c.1708 – 18 July 1775) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station from 1752 to 1754.
Joseph Knight | |
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| Born | c.1708 |
| Died | 18 July 1775 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Rear-Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Augusta HMS Ruby HMS Rainbow HMS Fougueux HMS Princess Mary HMS Belleisle HMS Ramillies HMS Ocean |
| Battles/wars | War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War |
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Knight joined the Royal Navy in 1727. Promoted to captain on 31 July 1746, he was given command of the fourth-rate HMS Augusta and then, later that year, the fourth-rate HMS Ruby, in which he took part in the raid on Lorient in September 1746 and then sailed out to the far east and served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station from 1752 to 1754.[1] He went on to command, successively, the fifth-rate HMS Rainbow, the third-rate HMS Fougueux (in which he took part in the capture of Gorée in 1758), the fourth-rate HMS Princess Mary, the third-rate HMS Belleisle (in which he took part in the siege of Havana in 1762), the third-rate HMS Ramillies and the second-rate HMS Ocean.[2]
His daughter was the author, Ellis Cornelia Knight.[3]
References Edit
- ^ Charnock, John (2011) [1797]. Biographia Navalis. Vol. 5. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 475. ISBN 978-1-108-02635-2.
- ^ "Sir Joseph Knight (c.1708–1775)". Three Decks. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.