Admiral Sir Thomas Allin | |
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Born | 1612 |
Died | 1685 |
Allegiance | Kingdom of England |
Service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1617–1685 |
Rank | Admiral of the White |
Commands | HMS Dover HMS Plymouth HMS Foresight HMS Lion HMS Rainbow HMS St Andrew Downs Station Comptroller of the Navy |
Battles / wars | Battle of Lowestoft Four Days Battle St. James's Day Battle |
Admiral Sir Thomas Allin, 1st Baronet (1612–1685) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service in the English Civil War, and the Second and Third Anglo-Dutch Wars. A Royalist during the Civil War, he returned to service after the Restoration and eventually rose to the rank of Admiral of the White after serving under some of the most distinguished military figures of the era, including Prince Rupert of the Rhine.