Digby Dent (Royal Navy officer, died 1761)
| Digby Dent | |
|---|---|
 Commodore Digby Dent by Nathaniel Dance-Holland | |
| Born | c.1700 |
| Died | 5 June 1761 |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Commands held |
HMS Kinsale HMS Hampton Court Jamaica Station HMS Queenborough |
| Battles/wars |
War of Jenkins' Ear Third Carnatic War |
Commodore Digby Dent (c. 1700 - 5 June 1761) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.
Naval career
Born the son of Commodore Digby Dent (died 1737), Dent was promoted to post captain on 9 June 1738 on appointment to the command of the fifth-rate HMS Kinsale.[1] He transferred to the command of the third-rate HMS Hampton Court in 1739 and saw action in operations against Santiago de Cuba during the War of Jenkins' Ear.[1] Promoted to commodore, he became Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station in 1747[2] and Controller of the Navy in 1756[3] before taking command of the sixth-rate HMS Queenborough in July 1758 and seeing action at the Battle of Negapatam in August 1758 during the Third Carnatic War.[1]
Dent married Sophia Pitt Drake.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Digby Dent". Three Decks. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ Cundall, p. xx
- ↑ Clowes, William (1898). "The royal navy: a history from the earliest times to the present". Sampson Low Marston. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "Commodore Digby Drake". Twickenham Museum. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
Sources
- Cundall, Frank (1915). Historic Jamaica. West India Committee.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Cornelius Mitchell |
Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station 1747 |
Succeeded by Charles Knowles |
| Preceded by Charles Saunders |
Comptroller of the Navy 1756 |
Succeeded by George Cockburne |