Robert Barber (seaman)

for the American politician, see Robert A. Barber, Jr.

Robert Barber (1749 in Kilkenny, Ireland – 1783) was a quartermaster on HMS Adventure during Captain Cook's Second Voyage 1772-1775. On 31 December 1772 he became an A.B. He was Master of HMS Mercury when he died.

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