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William Boys (Royal Navy officer)
Commodore William Boys (25 June 1700 – 4 March 1774) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
==History==
Promoted to captain, Boys joined the Royal Navy in 1717 and became a midshipman in the third-rate HMS ''Prince Frederick''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=William Boys )〕 In June 1725 he was on board the South Sea Company slaver ''Luxborough Galley'' when the ship sunk following a fire and the six survivors only survived by cannibalism.〔 Promoted to captain he became commanding officer of the sixth-rate HMS ''Greyhound'' in June 1743, commanding officer of the fourth-rate HMS ''Princess Louisa'' in 1744 and commanding officer of the fifth-rate HMS ''Pearl'' on the East Indies Station in 1745.〔 He went on to be flag captain to Vice-Admiral Thomas Smith in the first-rate HMS ''Royal Sovereign'' in 1755 and commanding officer of the fourth-rate HMS ''Preston'' in 1759 and saw action during the Seven Years' War.〔 After that he became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1760 and lieutenant-governor of Greenwich Hospital in July 1761.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=William Boys )〕
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