3decks - Naval Sailing Warfare History

Nicholas Vincent

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Personal Details
Wife	Martha Boscawen Evelyn
Date of Death	1809/00/00			B051
Naval Service Events
Ship	Date from	Date To	Event	Source
Promoted to Lieutenant, 3^rd February 1744
Promoted to Post Captain, 5^th July 1748
Boston	1748/11/04		As Commander	B051
Dreadnought	1755/06	1757/06	As Commander	B051
Weymouth	1757/06	1758/06	As Commander	B051
Weymouth	1758/04/29		At the Battle of Cuddalore
	1758/06		Dismissed the ship by courts martial for a poor performance at the Battle of Cuddalore, he was not allowed half-pay	B051
	1763		Allowed half-pay	B051
Greyhound	1766	1767	As Commander	B051
Hero	1770	1772	As Commander	B051
Yarmouth	1776	1778	As Commander	B051
Promoted to Rear-Admiral of the Blue, 19^th March 1779
Promoted to Rear-Admiral of the Red, 26^th March 1780
Promoted to Vice-Admiral of the White, 24^th March 1787
Promoted to Vice-Admiral of the Red, 1^st March 1793
Promoted to Admiral of the Blue, 12^th April 1794
Promoted to Admiral of the White, 1^st June 1795
Personal Events
Date	Event			Source
1786	Married Martha			B051

Notes

Retirement

He accepted no commission after his promotion to flag rank

Sources
B051	Biographia Navalis - Volume I	John Charnock
B051	Biographia Navalis - Volume V	John Charnock

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