Joseph Knight (Royal Navy officer)
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Rear-Admiral Sir Joseph Knight (c.1708 – 8 September 1775) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station from 1752 to 1754.
Sir Joseph Knight | |
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| Born | c.1708 |
| Died | 8 September 1775 |
| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Service years | 1727–1775 |
| Rank | Rear-Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Guarland's Prize HMS Augusta HMS Ruby East Indies Station HMS Rainbow HMS Fougueux HMS Princess Mary HMS Belleisle HMS Ramillies HMS Ocean |
| Conflicts | |
Naval career
Knight joined the Royal Navy in 1727. Promoted to captain on 31 July 1746, he was given command of the fourth-rate HMS Augusta and then, later that year, the fourth-rate HMS Ruby, in which he took part in the raid on Lorient in September 1746 and then sailed out to the far east and served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station from 1752 to 1754.[1] He went on to command, successively, the fifth-rate HMS Rainbow, the third-rate HMS Fougueux (in which he took part in the capture of Gorée in 1758), the fourth-rate HMS Princess Mary, the third-rate HMS Belleisle (in which he took part in the siege of Havana in 1762), the third-rate HMS Ramillies and the second-rate HMS Ocean.[2]
His daughter was the author Ellis Cornelia Knight.[3]