|
|unit= |battles= |awards=Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |relations=James Young (father) James Young (half-brother) }} Sir William Young GCB (16 August 1751 – 25 October 1821) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Young was born into a naval family, with his father, James Young, and his half-brother, James Young also serving in the navy and rising to flag rank. William Young served on a variety of ships and rose to his own commands during the American War of Independence. Using his connections to continue in service during the years of peace, he was almost immediately given command of a ship on the outbreak of the wars with the France and served initially in the Mediterranean during the siege of Toulon, at the reduction of Corsica, and at the battles of Genoa and Hyères Islands. Promoted to flag rank soon after these events, he returned to England and joined the Board of Admiralty. He rose through the ranks during his time in office, serving in his official capacity during the Spithead and Nore mutinies, as commander at Plymouth, and as senior officer during the court martial of Lord Gambier after the Battle of the Basque Roads. He returned to an active command at sea in 1811 with responsibility for blockading the Dutch coast until the end of the war. He received further promotions, and reached the rank of Admiral of the Red, with the position of Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom before his death in 1821. ==Family and early life== Young was born on 16 August 1751, the eldest of five children of James Young, himself a distinguished naval officer who rose to the rank of admiral, and his wife Elizabeth. Elizabeth died sometime before 1762, and his father married Sophia Vasmer, having at least two children. The eldest son by his second marriage, James, also embarked on a naval career and became a rear-admiral of the blue. William Young entered the navy in April 1761, joining the 50-gun under Captain Mark Milbanke as captain's servant.〔 He joined the 8-gun in December 1762, but rejoined ''Guernsey'' in October 1764. The ''Guernsey'' was by now under Commodore Hugh Palliser.〔 Young took and passed his lieutenant's examination on 10 January 1769, and received his promotion on 12 November 1770 with a posting to the 16-gun , which was then at Plymouth.〔 He joined the 64-gun , which was then in the Mediterranean as the flagship of Sir Peter Denis, as her fourth lieutenant.〔 He served aboard her for several years, until becoming third lieutenant of the 50-gun on 23 January 1775. The ''Portland'' was at the time his father's flagship, at the Leeward Islands.〔 Service in the American War of Independence created opportunities for aspiring young officers, and he received his first command, that of the sloop , on 10 May 1777.〔 The post was confirmed on 23 September 1778, and the same day he was again promoted and made captain of the 24-gun . He moved to take over the 32-gun on 15 April 1782, and remained with her until the end of the war.〔 He remained on active service during the peace, surviving the drawdown of the navy to be given command the 36-gun in October 1787. He then briefly commanded the 36-gun from 10 May until November 1790.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Young (Royal Navy officer, born 1751)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|