Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
William Parry (1705 – 29 April 1779) was a
Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the
Jamaica Station.
Naval career
Promoted to
post captain on 1 October 1744, Parry was given command of the
fourth-rate HMS ''Kingston'' in February 1755 and saw action at the
Battle of Minorca in May 1756 during the
Seven Years' War.
Promoted to
rear-admiral on 21 October 1762, he went on to be Commander-in-Chief of the
Jamaica Station in 1766 and, having been promoted to
vice-admiral on 24 October 1770, he became Commander-in-Chief of the
Leeward Islands Station in 1772. He was promoted to full
admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
on 29 January 1778.
[
Parry married Lucy Brown, daughter of Commodore Charles Brown.][Sharman, p. 24]
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Royal Navy admirals
1705 births
1779 deaths