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Charles Cotterell (Royal Navy officer)

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Charles Cotterell
Died1754
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service1712–1747
RankRear Admiral
CommandsHMS Happy
HMS Diamond
HMS Nottingham
HMS Princess Louisa
HMS Rose
HMS Lowestoffe
HMS Salisbury
HMS Rippon
HMS Canterbury
HMS Lion
HMS Royal Charles
Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
Battles / warsWar of Jenkins' Ear

Rear Admiral Charles Cotterell (died 1754) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, The Nore from 1744 to 1745.

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Cotterell became commanding officer of the sloop HMS Happy in 1722. Promoted to captain in June 1726, he commanded, successively, the fifth-rate HMS Diamond, the fourth-rate HMS Nottingham, the fifth-rate HMS Princess Louisa, the sixth-rate HMS Rose, the fifth-rate HMS Lowestoffe, the fourth-rate HMS Salisbury, the fourth-rate HMS Rippon, the fourth-rate HMS Canterbury and the fourth-rate HMS Lion. He saw action at the battle of Cartagena de Indias in May 1741. After that he commanded the first-rate HMS Royal Charles and served as Commander-in-Chief, The Nore from 1744 to 1745.[1] He died in 1754.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Charles Cotterel (d.1754)". Three Decks. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ "The Gentleman's Magazine: Or, Monthly Intelligencer". Edward Cave. 1754. p. 435.
  3. ^ Publications of the British Record Society. Pub. for the Index Society. 1891. p. 142.