Richard Tyrell
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Rear Admiral
Richard Tyrell (1716?-1766) was an Irish officer in the Royal Navy
. He was a nephew of Sir Peter Warren, and spent most of his active service in the West Indies, especially in command of the 74-gun HMS Buckingham
. Having resigned command of the Antigua
station in 1766, he died of fever aboard HMS Princess Louisa
en route back to England, and was buried at sea. He has a memorial in the south nave aisle of Westminster Abbey
(http://www.agbfinebooks.com/Publications/Memorials/Naval%20Memorials%20in%20London.htm and http://www.nmm.ac.uk/memorials/Memorial.cfm?Search=westminster&SearchCriteria=Place&Area=&MemorialPage=6&MemorialID=M4812).
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
Richard Tyrell (1716?-1766) was an Irish officer in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. He was a nephew of Sir Peter Warren, and spent most of his active service in the West Indies, especially in command of the 74-gun HMS Buckingham
HMS Buckingham (1751)
HMS Buckingham was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 13 April 1751....
. Having resigned command of the Antigua
Antigua
Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...
station in 1766, he died of fever aboard HMS Princess Louisa
HMS Princess Louisa (1744)
HMS Princess Louisa was a 58-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the dimensions prescribed in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Limehouse, and launched on 1 July 1744....
en route back to England, and was buried at sea. He has a memorial in the south nave aisle of Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
(http://www.agbfinebooks.com/Publications/Memorials/Naval%20Memorials%20in%20London.htm and http://www.nmm.ac.uk/memorials/Memorial.cfm?Search=westminster&SearchCriteria=Place&Area=&MemorialPage=6&MemorialID=M4812).