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Richard Grindall died on 23 May 1820. He served in the Royal Navy.

Ranks:

Capt (1783)
RAdm B (1805)
RAdm W (1808)
RAdm R (1809)
VAdm B (1810)
VAdm W (1812)
VAdm R (1814)

He appears as a character in the book "Hornblower and the Hotspur" (C.S. Forester).

Notes:

• As Captain of Irresistible, 74, he took part in the Battle of Île de Groix (23 Jun 1795). Wounded.
• Pension for Wounds/Disabilities (2 Feb 1796).
• As Captain of Prince, 98, he took part in the Battle of Trafalgar (21 Oct 1805).

CL: DOD