John Blankett
John Blankett | |
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| Born | baptised 13 February 1741 |
| Died | 14 July 1801 Rear-Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Nymph HMS Rippon HMS Thetis HMS Leopard HMS America |
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| Relations | Stephen Blankett (father) Elizabeth Born (mother) |
Rear-Admiral John Blankett, (c. 1740 – 14 July 1801) was a Royal Navy officer of the late eighteenth century who served in three major wars, but was best known for his service in the Red Sea during the late stages French Revolutionary Wars when he blocked French ambitions in the Indian Ocean.
Life
Blankett was born in approximately 1740 and by 1758 was a
Pacific coast.[1]
In the early 1770s Blankett was again in Russia in preparation for an exploration mission to the Pacific, although this was later cancelled by
HMS Nymph and HMS Rippon in the Caribbean, although his services were no longer required after 1780.[1]
In 1784 after the end of the war Blankett was recalled to service in command of
Mocha on the Arabian Peninsula. In life, Blankett was noted for both his linguistic prowess and his bad temper.[1]
Notes
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, J. K. Laughton and Clive Wilkinson, (subscription required), retrieved 9 June 2015
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