William Lisle (Royal Navy officer)

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

William Lisle
Allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankCommodore
Commands heldHMS Severn
HMS Vigilant
East Indies Station
Battles/warsWar of Jenkins' Ear

Commodore William Lisle was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station.

Naval career[edit]

Lisle was given command of HMS Severn and saw action when escorting a convoy in the Leeward Islands in 1746.[1] 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,[1] retaining it as his flagship for his deployment to the East Indies.[2] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station in 1750 and remained in post until 1752.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Clowes, William Laird, The Royal Navy, a History from the earliest times to the present, p. 122
  2. ^ British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Vigilant' (1745) Three Decks
  3. ^ Hayden, Joseph The book of dignities, Longmans, 1851, p. 272
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Lisle_(Royal_Navy_officer)&oldid=1192877577"