Thomas Durell

Thomas Durell
Durell, oil on board portrait by an unknown artist
Born1685 (1685)
St Helier, Jersey
DiedAugust 23, 1741(1741-08-23) (aged 55–56)
at sea off Spithead, Hampshire, England
AllegianceGreat Britain
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1697-1741
RankPost-captain
CommandsHMS Speedwell
HMS Seahorse
HMS Kent
HMS Exeter
HMS Scarborough
HMS Strafford
HMS Sunderland
HMS Elizabeth
Battles / wars
Relations

Captain Thomas Durell (1685-1741) was a British naval officer most famous for his role in the capture of the Spanish ship Princesa.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ Charnock, John (1796). Biographia navalis; or, Impartial memoirs of the lives ... of officers of the navy of Great Britain from ... 1660.