William Skipsey

Rear Admiral William Skipsey (died 18 March 1846) was a Royal Navy officer who became commander-in-chief of the Cape of Good Hope Station.

William Skipsey
Died1846
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1769–1828
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldHMS Hector
HMS Centurion
HMS Maidstone
HMS Leander
Cape of Good Hope Station
Battles/warsAnglo-French War
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
French Revolutionary Wars

Skipsey joined the Royal Navy in August 1769.[1] He saw action at the Battle of Ushant in July 1778 during the Anglo-French War, at the Battle of Dogger Bank in August 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War and at the capture of Saint Lucia in 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars.[1] Promoted to captain in June 1801, he was given command of the third-rate HMS Hector in March 1802, of the fourth-rate HMS Centurion in May 1813 and of the fifth-rate HMS Maidstone in August 1814 before taking command of the fourth-rate HMS Leander in August 1815.[1] He became commander-in-chief of the Cape of Good Hope Station in 1827 before retiring in 1828.[2]

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References
  1. O'Byrne
  2. Hiscocks, Richard. "Cape Commander-in-Chief 1795-1852". morethannelson.com. morethannelson.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

Sources
Military offices
Preceded by
Hood Hanway Christian		 Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station
1827–1828		 Succeeded by
Charles Schomberg
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