Richard Rodney Bligh
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Admiral Sir Richard Rodney Bligh, GCB was an officer of the Royal Navy. He saw service during the American War of Independence, as well as the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of admiral. He served as Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station and Commander-in-Chief, Leith.
Richard Rodney Bligh
Jamaica Station (Royal Navy)
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The Jamaica Station was a formation or command of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy stationed at Port Royal in Jamaica from 1655 to 1830.
Ships at Port Royal c. 1820
Remains of the Naval Hospital, rebuilt 1818 by Edward Holl.
The barque Woodmansterne calling for a pilot at Port Royal