George Pocock
Personal Details
Date of Birth | 6 March 1706 |
Place of Birth | |
Father's Name | Thomas Pocock |
Mother's Name | |
Child | George Pocock |
Child | Daughter |
Date of Death | 3 April 1792 |
Naval Service Details
Midshipman
Lieutenant
Date | Ship | Notes | |
April 1725 | | Promoted | 001 |
August 1732 | Namur | Appointed first Lieutenant | B051 |
Commander
Date | Ship | Notes | |
1733 | | Appointed | 001 |
Captain
Rear-Admiral of the White
Date | Ship | Notes | |
4 February 1755 | Cumberland | Appointed | B051 |
Rear-Admiral of the Red
Vice-Admiral of the Red
Date | Ship | Notes | |
31 January 1758 | Cumberland | Promoted | B051 |
1758 | Yarmouth | Moved his flag to the ship | B051 |
17 April 1758 | Yarmouth | The squadron put to sea | B051 |
28 April 1758 | Yarmouth | Arrived off Negapatam | B051 |
29 April 1758 | Yarmouth | Commanding at the Battle of Cuddalore | B051 |
May 1758 | Yarmouth | The squadron put into Madras for repairs | B051 |
10 May 1758 | Yarmouth | The squadron put to sea | B051 |
26 May 1758 | Yarmouth | The squadron anchored at Alemparve | B051 |
30 May 1758 | Yarmouth | The squadron was off Pondicherry | B051 |
June 1758 | Yarmouth | The squadron put into Madras | B051 |
25 July 1758 | Yarmouth | The squadron put to sea | B051 |
26 July 1758 | Yarmouth | Boats from the squadron destroyed seven Chelingoes and took a snow at Alemparve | B051 |
27 July 1758 | Yarmouth | The squadron was off Pondicherry | B051 |
3 August 1758 | Yarmouth | Commanding at the Battle of Negapatam | |
August 1758 | Yarmouth | The squadron put into Madras for repairs | B051 |
17 April 1759 | Yarmouth | The squadron put to sea | B051 |
2 September 1759 | Yarmouth | Sighted the French squadron | B051 |
10 September 1759 | Yarmouth | Commanding at the Battle of Pondicherry | |
22 September 1760 | Yarmouth | Arrived in the Downs and paid off | B051 |
Admiral of the Blue
Date | Ship | Notes | |
1761 | | Promoted but not commissioned | B051 |
1762 | Sandwich | Appointed commander of a squadron for the West Indies | B051 |
5 March 1762 | | Sailed for the West Indies | B051 |
22 April 1762 | | Arrived at Martinique and took command of the ships already there | B051 |
27 May 1762 | | The fleet sailed | B051 |
6 June 1762 | | The fleet arrived of Havana | B051 |
14 August 1762 | | Havana surrendered together with 9 ships of the line | B051 |
1762 | | Returned to England | B051 |
1766 | | Resigned from the service | B051 |
Other Details
1761 | Appointed to the Order of the Bath | B051 |
1762 | Elected as Member of Parliament for Portsmouth | B051 |
Notes
Thomas Pocock, George's father was Chaplain to Greenwich Hospital and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
001 | Wikipedia |
B051 | Biographia Navalis | John Charnock |
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