Sir Thomas Troubridge | |
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![]() Troubridge as a rear-admiral, painted 1804–5 by Sir William Beechey | |
Born | 22 June 1757[1] London |
Died | 1 February 1807 Aboard HMS Blenheim | (aged 49)
Allegiance | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1773–1807 |
Rank | Rear-admiral |
Commands | HMS Chaser HMS Lizard HMS Active HMS Defence HMS Sultan HMS Thames HMS Castor HMS Culloden |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit Naval Gold Medal |
Relations | Edward Thomas Troubridge (son) |
Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet (22 June 1757 – 1 February 1807) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle of Sadras in February 1782 during the American Revolutionary War and the Battle of Trincomalee in September 1782 during the Anglo-French War. He commanded the third-rate Culloden at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in February 1797 during the French Revolutionary Wars. He went on to be First Naval Lord and then served as Commander-in-Chief, East Indies, during the Napoleonic Wars.