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John Croft Hawkins | |
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![]() Hawkins as a captain c.1850 | |
Born | 6 April 1798 Westminster St James, London |
Died | 25 August 1851 Colaba, Bombay | (aged 53)
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Allegiance | United Kingdom East India Company |
Service/ | Royal Navy Royal Indian Navy |
Years of service | 1811–1851 |
Rank | Captain |
Commands | HCS Clive HCS Euphrates HCS Clive Persian Gulf Squadron Acting Superintendent and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy HCS Hastings Assistant Superintendent, Indian Navy |
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Captain John Croft Hawkins (6 April 1798 – 25 August 1851) was a British naval officer who served in the Royal Indian Navy, rising to become Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy, in 1848.
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