William Smith (Royal Navy officer)

William Smith
William Smith
Died	1756
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	HMS Port Mahon; HMS Gosport; HMS Dartmouth; HMS York; Jamaica Station

Rear Admiral William Smith (died 1756) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.

Naval career

Smith was promoted to post captain on 10 May 1716 on appointment to the command of the sixth-rate HMS Port Mahon.^[1] He transferred to the command of the fifth-rate HMS Gosport in August 1720, of the fourth-rate HMS Dartmouth in 1721 and of the fourth-rate HMS York in 1726.^[1]

Smith served briefly as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station in 1729^[2] and was promoted to Rear Admiral on 21 July 1747 during his retirement.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "William Smith". Three Decks. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
^ Cundall, p. xx

Sources

Cundall, Frank (1915). Historic Jamaica. West India Committee.

Military offices
Preceded by Edward St. Lo	Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station 1729	Succeeded by Charles Stewart

[decks-1] "William Smith". Three Decks. Retrieved 16 October 2015.

[2] Cundall, p. xx

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