John Pakenham
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Vice-Admiral John Pakenham (1743–1807) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.
John Pakenham | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1743 |
| Died | 1807 (aged 63–64) |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands | Jamaica Station HMS Gibraltar HMS Ajax |
| Conflicts | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
Naval career
Promoted to post captain in 1780,[1] Pakenham briefly served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station in 1785[2] before going on to command the third-rate HMS Gibraltar in 1796[3] and the third-rate HMS Ajax in July 1798 in the Channel.[4] Promoted to rear-admiral in 1799 and to vice-admiral in 1804,[1] he died at Lowestoft in Suffolk in 1807.[5]