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Richard Kempenfelt
Portrait as a rear-admiral
Born1718
Westminster
Died(1782-08-29)29 August 1782
Spithead
Years of servicec.1739–1782
RankRear-Admiral
Commands heldHMS Lightning
HMS Elizabeth
HMS Queenborough
HMS Grafton
HMS Norfolk
Governor of Cavite
HMS Buckingham
HMS Alexander
Battles/wars
  • War of the Austrian Succession
    • Battle of Porto Bello
    • Battle of Cartagena de Indias
  • Seven Years' War
    • Action of 29 April 1758
    • Battle of Negapatam
    • Siege of Madras
    • Battle of Pondicherry
    • Siege of Pondicherry
    • Battle of Manila
  • Falklands Crisis of 1770
  • American Revolutionary War
    • Armada of 1779
    • Battle of Ushant

Rear-Admiral Richard Kempenfelt (1718 – 29 August 1782) was a British rear admiral who gained a reputation as a naval innovator. He is best known for his victory against the French at the Second Battle of Ushant and for his death when HMS Royal George accidentally sank at Portsmouth the following year.

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