James Wishart

Sir James Wishart
James Wishart by Michael Dahl
Born1659
Died1723
Allegiance Kingdom of England
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Pearl
HMS Mary Galley
HMS Swiftsure
Mediterranean Fleet
Battles/warsWar of the Spanish Succession

Admiral Sir James Wishart (1659–1723) was a Scottish admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth.[1] Wishart served at the Battle of Cadiz and the Battle of Vigo Bay in 1702[2] and at the Capture of Gibraltar.[3]

  1. ^ "HMS Wishart". Archived from the original on 20 January 2013.
  2. ^ James Wishart, Europeana, accessed December 2012
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference rmg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).