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John Stukley Somerset

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Officer of the British Navy

John Stukley Somerset

Personal Details

Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Father's Name
Mother's Name
Date of Death

Naval Service Details

Midshipman

Date

Ship

Notes

Lieutenant

Date	Ship	Notes
1758		On the East India station	B051

Commander

Date

Ship

Notes

Captain

Date	Ship	Notes
2 March 1758	Salisbury	Commissioned and took command	B051
18 June 1758	Weymouth	Posted after the previous captain was removed	B051
1759	Cumberland		B051
1760	Cumberland	replaced	B057

Other Details

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
29 April 1758	Battle of Cuddalore	B057
3 August 1758	Battle of Negapatam	B057
10 September 1759	Battle of Pondicherry	B057

Notes

At the Battle of Pondicherry, Captain Somerset was wounded in the ankle (B051).
He was later placed on the superannuated captains list and received a pension (B051).

Sources

B051	Biographia Navalis	John Charnock
B057	British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1714-1792	Rif Winfield

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