John Hayes (Royal Navy officer)
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Rear-Admiral John Hayes CB (1767[1] or 1775[2] – 7 April 1838) was a prominent British Royal Navy officer of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Hayes was best known for his skill at seamanship and his interest in the design and construction of naval vessels, beginning with his childhood education at Deptford Dockyard where his uncle Adam was a master shipbuilder. During his naval service he participated in the first and the last significant frigate actions of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, from the inconclusive engagement between Embuscade and HMS Boston in 1793 and the capture of USS President in 1815. After the war's end, Hayes was appointed as superintendent of HMNB Devonport and later was commander in chief off West Africa.
John Hayes | |
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Nickname(s) | "Magnificent Hayes" |
Born | 22 January 1768 (baptism) Greenwich Kent |
Died | 7 April 1838 (aged 70) Southsea, Hampshire |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1787 to 1838 |
Rank | Royal Navy Rear-Admiral |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary War • Action of 31 July 1793 Napoleonic Wars • Walcheren Expedition • Action of 2 February 1814 • Action of 13 December 1814 |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |