Thomas Hopsonn

Sir Thomas Hopsonn
Portrait of Hopsonn, painted between 1705 and 1708 by Michael Dahl
Born	1643
Died	12 October 1717(1717-10-12) (aged 74) Weybridge
Allegiance	Kingdom of England
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1662–1702
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Tiger (prize) Swann Bonaventure York Royal Katherine St Michael
Battles / wars	Third Anglo-Dutch War Battle of Solebay Nine Years' War Battle of Beachy Head Battle of Barfleur Battle of Lagos War of the Spanish Succession Battle of Vigo Bay
Relations	Peregrine Hopson (son) Edward Hopson (nephew)

Sir Thomas Hopsonn or Hopson (April 1643 – 12 October 1717) was an English Royal Navy officer and politician. His most famous action was the breaking of the boom during the battle of Vigo Bay in 1702. After retiring from active service, he became a Navy Commissioner and the governor of Greenwich Hospital.