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William Martin

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Officer of the British Navy

William Martin

Personal Details

Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Father's Name
Mother's Name
Married	? Rowley on 20 May 1760
Date of Death	27 June 1766

Naval Service Details

Midshipman

Date

Ship

Notes

Lieutenant

Date	Ship	Notes
29 August 1746		Promoted	B051

Commander

Date

Ship

Notes

Captain

Date	Ship	Notes
16 August 1748	Nonsuch	Promoted as captain	B051
1751	Blandford	Appointed	B051
1757	Salisbury	On the India station in Vice-Admiral Watson's squadron	B051
23 March 1757	Salisbury	Part of Watson's fleet which took Chandernagore, but the Salisbury had had an accident and didn't join in the bombardment	B040
1758	Cumberland	At the Battle of Negapatam	B057

Other Details

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
3 August 1758	Battle of Negapatam	B057

Notes

Sources

B040	The Royal Navy - Vol III	William Laird Clowes
B051	Biographia Navalis	John Charnock
B057	British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1714-1792	Rif Winfield

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