Philip Carteret | |
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Born | Trinity Manor, Jersey | 22 January 1733
Died | 21 July 1796 Southampton, England | (aged 63)
Place of burial | All Saints' Church, Southampton (Destroyed by WW2 bombing) |
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Years of service | 1747–1794 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands | Swallow Endymion |
Relations | Carteret family |
Rear-Admiral Philip Carteret, Seigneur of Trinity (22 January 1733, Trinity Manor, Jersey – 21 July 1796, Southampton) was a British naval officer and explorer who participated in two of the Royal Navy's circumnavigation expeditions in 1764–66 and 1766–69.