John Pakenham | |
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Born | 1743 |
Died | 1807 Lowestoft, Suffolk |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Commands held |
Jamaica Station HMS Gibraltar HMS Ajax |
Battles/wars |
French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
Vice-Admiral John Pakenham (1743–1807) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.
Promoted to post captain in 1780, [1] Pakenham briefly served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station in 1785 [2] before going on to command the third-rate HMS Gibraltar in 1796 [3] and the third-rate HMS Ajax in July 1798 in the Channel. [4] Promoted to rear-admiral in 1799 and to vice-admiral in 1804, [1] he died at Lowestoft in Suffolk in 1807. [5]
Vice-Admiral John PAkenham.