Robert Man
Robert Man | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1783 |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Launceston HMS Lynn HMS Anson HMS Porcupine HMS Prince Frederick HMS Lancaster HMS Cornwall Leeward Islands Station Mediterranean Fleet |
Admiral Robert Man (died 1783) was a Royal Navy officer who became commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands Station.
Naval career
Man joined the Royal Navy on 17 September 1740.[1] Promoted to captain in June 1745, he took command of the fifth-rate HMS Launceston in 1745, the fifth-rate HMS Lynn in 1746 and the fourth-rate HMS Anson in 1755.[1] He went on to command the sloop HMS Porcupine in 1757, the third-rate HMS Prince Frederick in 1758 and the third-rate HMS Lancaster later that year before commanding the third-rate HMS Cornwall in 1760.[1]
He became commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands Station in 1769[2] and established a naval hospital at Antigua.[3] He went on to be commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1774[4] and a Lord of the Admiralty in April 1779.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Robert Man". Three Decks. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ Haydn, Joseph (13 June 2008). The Book of Dignities: Containing Lists of the Official Personages of the British Empire ... from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time ... Together with the Sovereigns and Rulers of Europe, from the Foundation of Their Respective States; the Peerage of England and Great Britain Original 1851 Digitized by the University of Michigan. Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longmans. p. 279.
- ^ "The Health of British Seamen in the West Indies, 1770 - 1806" (PDF). Exeter University. p. 178. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Mediterranean Fleet". More than Nelson. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "George Darby". More than Nelson. Retrieved 20 November 2016.