Officer of the British Navy
Richard Kempenfelt
Personal Details
| Date of Birth | 1718 |
| Place of Birth | Westminster |
| Father's Name | Lieutenant-Colonel Kempenfelt |
| Mother's Name | |
| Date of Death | 29 August 1762 |
Naval Service Details
Midshipman
| Date | Ship | Notes |
Lieutenant
| Date | Ship | Notes | |
| 14 January 1741 | Promoted | B051 | |
| 27 April 1751 | Anson | B051 |
Commander
| Date | Ship | Notes |
Captain
| Date | Ship | Notes | |
| 17 January 1757 | Elizabeth | As flag captain to Commodore Charles Stevens | B051 |
| 1757-Mar-10 | Elizabeth | Sailed for the East Indies | B057 |
| 1758-Apr | Elizabeth | Commended in dispatches by Admiral Pocock for his part in the Battle of Cuddalore | B051 |
| 1758 | Queenborough | Escorting the Revenge (EIC), carrying troops, to Madras to raise the French seige of the city | B051 |
| 1758-Oct | Grafton | As flag captain to Rear-Admiral Charles Stevens | B051 |
| 1760-Jun | Norfolk | As flag captain to Rear-Admiral Charles Stevens | B051 |
| Norfolk | As flag captain to Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish | B051 | |
| 1760-Sep | Norfolk | At the seige of Manilla | B051 |
| Norfolk | With Seaford and Seahorse sent to take possession of the Port of Cavite | B051 | |
| Appointed Governor of Cavite by Sir William Draper | B051 | ||
| Norfolk | Returned home shortly after as bearer of the Admirals dispatches | B051 | |
| 1763 | Norfolk | Returned to India as flag captain to Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish | B051 |
| 1763 | Norfolk | Returned to England, the ship being laid up | B051 |
| 1770 | Buckingham | B051 | |
| 1771 | Buckingham | Left the command | B051 |
| 1778 | Alexander | B051 | |
| 1779-Mar-19 | Victory | As captain of the Fleet to Sir Charles Hardy | B051 |
Rear-Admiral of the Blue
| Date | Ship | Notes | |
| 26 September 1779 | Victory | Promoted by stayed as captain of the Fleet to Sir Charles Hardy | B051 |
| 24 May 1789 | Victory | Captain of the Fleet under Admiral Geary | B051 |
| 26 September 1780 | Victory | Captain of the Fleet under Rear-Admiral Francis W Drake | B051 |
| 21 September 1781 | Victory | As commander of a squadron of 12 ships of the line | B051 |
| Victory | In the West Indies, took 15 , and sunk 4 vessels of a French convoy | B051 | |
| 11 March 1782 | Royal George | As a flag officer under Barrington sent ot intercept the French squadron from brest | B051 |
| 29 August 1782 | Royal George | The Royal George sank at anchor in Spithead, Admiral Kempenfelt and about 900 others were drowned | B051 |
Other Details
Actions & Battles
| Date | Source | |
| 29 April 1758 | Battle of Cuddalore | |
| 3 August 1758 | Battle of Negapatam | |
| 10 September 1759 | Battle of Pondicherry |
Notes
At the time of his death, Richard Kempenfelt was the youngest flag officer in the navy.
Sources
| B051 | Biographia Navalis | John Charnock |
| B057 | British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1714-1792 | Rif Winfield |