Thomas Ball Sulivan

Thomas Ball Sulivan
Born 5 January 1781
Cawsand, Cornwall
Died 17 November 1857 (1857-11-18) (aged 76)
Flushing, Cornwall
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service 1786–1846
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands held South East Coast of America Station
Battles/wars Napoleonic Wars
War of 1812
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Rear Admiral Thomas Ball Sulivan CB (5 January 1781 – 17 November 1857) was a Royal Navy officer who became Senior Officer, South East Coast of America Station.

Naval career

Sulivan joined the Royal Navy in 1786.[1] He took part in the expedition to Ostend to destroy the Bruges Canal in May 1798 and was present at the bombardment of the Port of Granville in September 1803.[2] He commanded a naval brigade at the Battle of Bladensburg in August 1814 during the War of 1812.[2] He went on to be commanding officer of the third-rate HMS Talavera at Plymouth in March 1836 and, having been promoted to Commodore, he became Senior Officer, South East Coast of America Station in 1838.[3]

Family

His son, Bartholomew Sulivan, was a naval officer and hydrographer.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Thomas Ball Sulivan". William Loney. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Thomas Ball Sulivan". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. "General Report of the Emigration Commissioners, Volume 6". Emigration Commission. p. 390. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. Laughton, J. K.; Lambert, Andrew. "Bartholomew Sulivan". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
New Post
Commander-in-Chief, South East Coast of America Station
1838–1841
Succeeded by
John Purvis
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