Adams was born in England in 1716 and joined the Royal Navy in the 1740s. His first service was aboard the 44-gun HMS Gosport, followed by postings to the 14-gun sloop Swallow, HMS Deptford Prize and the 24-gun HMS Lyme.[1] On 26 March 1750 he passed his lieutenant's examinations and was transferred to the 64-gun HMS Yarmouth. In 1757 he again transferred, this time to Vice-Admiral Edward Boscawen's flagship, the 100-gun HMS Royal George.[1]
william, adams, royal, navy, officer, born, 1716, william, adams, 1716, 1763, officer, royal, navy, served, captain, british, flagship, northumberland, during, seven, years, william, adamsborn1716died1763, aged, allegiancegreat, britainservice, branchroyal, na. William Adams 1716 1763 was an officer of the Royal Navy who served as captain of British flagship HMS Northumberland during the Seven Years War William AdamsBorn1716Died1763 aged 56 57 AllegianceGreat BritainService wbr branchRoyal NavyRankCaptainCommands heldHMS NorthumberlandBattles warsSeven Years WarAdams was born in England in 1716 and joined the Royal Navy in the 1740s His first service was aboard the 44 gun HMS Gosport followed by postings to the 14 gun sloop Swallow HMS Deptford Prize and the 24 gun HMS Lyme 1 On 26 March 1750 he passed his lieutenant s examinations and was transferred to the 64 gun HMS Yarmouth In 1757 he again transferred this time to Vice Admiral Edward Boscawen s flagship the 100 gun HMS Royal George 1 References editFootnotes edit a b Robson 2009 p 97 Bibliography edit Robson John 2009 Captain Cook s War and Peace University of New South Wales Press ISBN 9781742231099 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the Royal Navy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Adams Royal Navy officer born 1716 amp oldid 1192863145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
