Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet
| Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet | |
|---|---|
 Troubridge as a rear-admiral, painted 1804-5 by Sir William Beechey | |
| Born |
c. 1758 London |
| Died |
1 February 1807 Aboard HMS Blenheim |
| Allegiance |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1773–1807 |
| Rank | Rear-admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Lizard HMS Active HMS Defence HMS Sultan HMS Thames HMS Castor HMS Culloden |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit Naval Gold Medal |
| Relations | Edward Thomas Troubridge (son) |
Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet (c. 1758 – 1 February 1807) was a British naval commander and politician.
Life
Troubridge was educated at St Paul's School, London. He entered the Royal Navy in 1773 and, together with Horatio Nelson, served in the East Indies in the frigate Seahorse. In 1785 he returned to England in the Sultan as flag-captain to Admiral Sir Edward Hughes. Appointed to command the frigate Castor in May 1794, he and his ship were captured by the French while escorting a convoy, but he was liberated soon afterwards. On his return he was appointed to command the Culloden, a third-rate ship of the line, in which he led the line at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, being commended for his courage and initiative by Admiral Sir John Jervis. In July 1797 he assisted Nelson in the unsuccessful attack on Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and in August 1798, when getting into position for the attack on the French fleet, the Culloden ran aground on a shoal near the entrance to Aboukir Bay and was consequently unable to take any part in the Battle of the Nile. At Nelson's request, however, he was awarded the gold medal commemorating the victory.[1]
He then served in the Mediterranean and was created a baronet in 1799; from 1801 to 1804 he was a Lord of the Admiralty, being made a rear-admiral just before his retirement. In 1805 Troubridge was appointed to command the eastern half of the East Indies Station and he went out in the Blenheim. On his arrival the area of command was changed to that of the Cape Station. He left Madras in January 1807 for the Cape of Good Hope, but off the coast of Madagascar, the Blenheim, an old and damaged ship, foundered in a cyclone and the admiral and all others on board perished.[1]
See also
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "
Troubridge, Edward Thomas#cite_note-Thomas_Troubridge-1". A Naval Biographical Dictionary. John Murray. Wikisource.
Notes
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Troubridge, Sir Thomas". Encyclopædia Britannica 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Laughton, John Knox (1899). "Troubridge, Thomas (1758?-1807)". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography 57. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Crimmin, P. K. "Troubridge, Sir Thomas, first baronet (c.1758–1807)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27765. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Edward Pellew (commanding on his own) |
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station (jointly with Sir Edward Pellew) 1805–1807 |
Succeeded by Sir Edward Pellew (commanding on his own) |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by William Loftus Henry Jodrell |
Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth 1802–1806 With: Thomas Jervis |
Succeeded by Edward Harbord Stephen Lushington |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Plymouth) 1799–1806 |
Succeeded by Edward Thomas Troubridge |
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