Jeremiah Smith (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Jeremiah Smith
Died	October/November 1675 (1676) Clapham, England
Buried	Hemingbrough
Allegiance	Kingdom of England Commonwealth of England
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	Finished 1675
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Advice Essex HMS Mary HMS Sovereign of the Seas
Battles / wars	First Anglo-Dutch War Battle of the Gabbard Battle of Scheveningen Second Anglo-Dutch War Battle of Lowestoft Four Days' Battle St. James's Day Battle

Sir Jeremiah Smith (sometimes written as Jeremy Smith or Smyth) (died October/November 1675) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the First and Second Anglo-Dutch Wars, rising to the rank of admiral.

Smith served in the Navy during the period of the Commonwealth, commanding ships at several of the battles of the First Anglo-Dutch War. He continued in the Navy after the restoration of the monarchy and was involved in further actions with the Dutch, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. He rose through the ranks to become one of the junior commanders of the royal fleets, and at times commanded squadrons of his own on independent cruises. He was heavily involved in the St. James's Day Battle, where he commanded the English rear, and fought a hard-pitched battle against a Dutch squadron under Cornelis Tromp. Smith became involved in a professional rivalry with another naval officer, Sir Robert Holmes, but successfully repudiated charges of cowardice, and held office in the naval administration, until his death in 1675.