John Wainwright (Royal Navy officer)

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John Wainwright C.B. was an officer in the Royal Navy.

In 1806, he became captain of the frigate HMS Chiffone and, in 1809, was the commodore of a squadron sent to suppress pirates in the Persian Gulf.[1]

In 1814, he captained Admiral Cochrane's flagship, HMS Tonnant and saw action against the Chesapeake Bay Flotilla of Joshua Barney in the War of 1812.[1]

In 1819, he became lieutenant governor of the Royal Naval College in Portsmouth but died within ten days.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Wainwright, John" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.
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