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Digby Dent (2)
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Digby Dent
Personal Details
| Date of Birth | | | Place of Birth | | | Father's Name | Digby Dent | | Mother's Name | | | Date of Death | June 1762 |
Naval Service Details
Midshipman
Lieutenant
Commander
Captain
| Date | Ship | Notes | | | 9 June 1738 | Kinsale | Appointed | B051 | | 1739 | Hampton Court | In the West Indies as Flag captian to Commodore Brown | B051 | | 1739 | Hampton Court | In the attack on Porto Bello | B051 | | 1741 | Hampton Court | In the attack on Carthagena made by Admiral Vernon | B051 | | July 1741 | Tilbury | Sailed to the West Indies under Admiral Vernon | B051 | | 1747 | Plymouth | Temporary Commodore of a small squadron on tyhe Jamaica station | B051 | | 1748 | Plymouth | Took part in the attack on Port Louis | B051 | | 5 April 1748 | Plymouth | Attempted attack on Santiago de Cuba | B051 | | 1748 | | When back in Jamaiac He was tried and acquited for not forcing the boom at Santiago de Cuba | B051 | | 1756 | | Appointed an extra-commissioner of the navy | B051 |
Other Details
Notes
| B051 | Biographia Navalis - Vol V | John Charnock |
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