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Royal Navy officer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Captain John Bladen Tinker (c.1725 – 19 July 1767) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station from 1763 to 1765.
John Bladen Tinker | |
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Born | 1725 |
Died | 19 July 1767 |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1741–1767 |
Rank | Captain |
Commands | HMS Experiment HMS Trident HMS Dover HMS Argo HMS Medway East Indies Station |
Relations | John Tinker (father) |
John Bladen Tinker was born in about 1725. He joined the Royal Navy on 15 June 1741 as an ordinary seaman on board the 90-gun ship of the line HMS Bafleur.[1] Promoted to captain on 4 July 1756, he was given command of the sixth-rate HMS Experiment. He went on to command, successively, the third-rate HMS Trident, the fifth-rate HMS Dover and the sixth-rate HMS Argo.[2] His last command was the fourth-rate HMS Medway in which he sailed out to the far east[3] and served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station from 1763 to 1765.[4]
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