James Gother | |
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Died | 1696 |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1688–1696 |
Rank | Commodore |
Commands held |
HMS Woolwich HMS Restoration HMS Royal Katherine Commander-in-Chief, The Nore |
Battles/wars | Nine Years' War |
Commodore James Gother (died 1696) was a Royal Navy officer who briefly served as Commander-in-Chief, The Thames from 7 April 1696 to 15 April 1696.
Promoted to captain in May 1689, Gother commanded, successively, the fourth-rate HMS Woolwich, the third-rate HMS Restoration and the second-rate HMS Royal Katherine. [1] He was court-martialled for failing to intercept the privateer, Jean Bart, and for allowing him to slip through a blockade and into Dunkirk in 1691. [2] He then saw action in HMS Restoration during the action at Barfleur in May 1692. [3] He briefly served as Commander-in-Chief, The Thames from 7 April 1696 to 15 April 1696. [1]
James Gother | |
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Died | 1696 |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1688–1696 |
Rank | Commodore |
Commands held |
HMS Woolwich HMS Restoration HMS Royal Katherine Commander-in-Chief, The Nore |
Battles/wars | Nine Years' War |
Commodore James Gother (died 1696) was a Royal Navy officer who briefly served as Commander-in-Chief, The Thames from 7 April 1696 to 15 April 1696.
Promoted to captain in May 1689, Gother commanded, successively, the fourth-rate HMS Woolwich, the third-rate HMS Restoration and the second-rate HMS Royal Katherine. [1] He was court-martialled for failing to intercept the privateer, Jean Bart, and for allowing him to slip through a blockade and into Dunkirk in 1691. [2] He then saw action in HMS Restoration during the action at Barfleur in May 1692. [3] He briefly served as Commander-in-Chief, The Thames from 7 April 1696 to 15 April 1696. [1]