Daniel Woodriff | |
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| Born | 17 November 1756 England |
| Died | 25 February 1842 (aged 85) England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands | HMS Endymion HMS Calcutta |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Captain Daniel Woodriff CB (17 November 1756 – 25 February 1842) was a British Royal Navy officer and navigator in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries.[1] He made two voyages to Australia. He was Naval Agent on the convict transport Kitty in 1792 and, in 1803, the captain of HMS Calcutta for David Collins' expedition to found a settlement in Port Phillip.
- ^ Tilghman, Douglas Campbell (1967). "Woodriff, Daniel (1756–1842)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.