Philip Carteret

Philip Carteret
Born(1733-01-22)22 January 1733
Trinity Manor, Jersey
Died21 July 1796(1796-07-21) (aged 63)
Southampton, England
Place of burial
All Saints' Church, Southampton
(Destroyed by WW2 bombing)
Allegiance Great Britain
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service1747–1794
RankRear Admiral
CommandsSwallow
Endymion
RelationsCarteret family

Rear-Admiral Philip Carteret, Seigneur of Trinity (22 January 1733, Trinity Manor, Jersey – 21 July 1796, Southampton) was a British naval officer and explorer who participated in two of the Royal Navy's circumnavigation expeditions in 1764–66 and 1766–69.