William Lisle (Royal Navy officer)
William Lisle | |
|---|---|
| Died | 26 January 1752[1] |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Commands | HMS Severn HMS Vigilant East Indies Station |
| Conflicts | War of Jenkins' Ear |
Commodore William Lisle (died 26 January 1752) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.
Naval career
He was made Lieutenant on 16 January 1728 and Captain on 28 May 1740.[2]
Lisle was given command of HMS Severn and saw action when escorting a convoy in the Leeward Islands in 1746.[3] None of the ships in the convoy were taken by the attacking French force and Lisle's conduct was such that he was rewarded with the command of HMS Vigilant in 1747,[3] retaining it as his flagship for his deployment to the East Indies.[4] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station in 1750 and remained in post until 1752.[5]
He died on 26 January 1752.[1]
References
- ^ a b Syrett, David; DiNardo, R.I. (1994). The commissioned sea officers of the Royal Navy 1660-1815 (First ed.). Aldershot: Scolar Press. p. 278. ISBN 1859281222.
- ^ Syrett & DiNardo, p.278
- ^ a b Clowes, William Laird, The Royal Navy, a History from the earliest times to the present, p. 122
- ^ British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Vigilant' (1745) Three Decks
- ^ Hayden, Joseph The book of dignities, Longmans, 1851, p. 272