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<p> Entered the navy in 1777; was officer on the watch when the <i> [[Royal]] [[George]] </i> went down off Spithead, and the only one with [[Captain]] Waghorn who escaped; served as acting-lieutenant of a ship under Lord Howe at the relief of Gibraltar, and commanded the <i> [[Defence]] </i> , a ship of 74 guns, at the battle of Trafalgar (1763-1815). </p> | Admiral Durham <ref name="term_72455" /> | ||
==References == | <p> [[Entered]] the navy in 1777; was officer on the watch when the <i> [[Royal]] [[George]] </i> went down off Spithead, and the only one with [[Captain]] Waghorn who escaped; served as acting-lieutenant of a ship under Lord Howe at the relief of Gibraltar, and commanded the <i> [[Defence]] </i> , a ship of 74 guns, at the battle of Trafalgar (1763-1815). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_72455"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/durham,+admiral Admiral Durham from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72455"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/durham,+admiral Admiral Durham from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:16, 15 October 2021
Admiral Durham [1]
Entered the navy in 1777; was officer on the watch when the Royal George went down off Spithead, and the only one with Captain Waghorn who escaped; served as acting-lieutenant of a ship under Lord Howe at the relief of Gibraltar, and commanded the Defence , a ship of 74 guns, at the battle of Trafalgar (1763-1815).
