Philip Durell
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Philip Durell
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Philip Durell
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| Born | 1707 |
| Died | 26 August 1766 |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service/ |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Eltham HMS Gloucester HMS Terrible HMS Trident Plymouth Command |
| Battles/wars | War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War |
Vice-Admiral Philip Durell (1707 – 26 August 1766) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Port Admiral at Plymouth.
Durell joined the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman in 1721.[1] In 1742 he was appointed Post Captain on HMS Eltham and sailed to the West Indies.[1] In 1745 he took part in the successful Siege of Louisbourg during the War of the Austrian Succession.[1] He was appointed Captain of HMS Gloucester and took part in the defeat of the French Navy at Cape Ortegal off Spain in 1747.[1] As Captain of HMS Terrible from March 1755, he joined Rear-Admiral Francis Holburne’s squadron supporting Vice-Admiral Edward Boscawen in North America off Louisbourg later that year.[1]
Becoming Captain of HMS Trident he was part of Vice-Admiral John Byng's fleet which failed to engage with the enemy at the start of the Seven Years' War leading to the loss of Minorca in 1756.[1] Promoted to Commodore in January 1758, he took part in the Siege of Louisbourg in June and July 1758 and subsequent capture of the Fortress of Louisbourg in July 1758.[1] Then in September 1759 he took part in the capture of Quebec.[1]
He became Port Admiral at Plymouth in June 1761.[1] In 1766 he was named Commander-in-Chief of the North American Station but died within days of his arrival in North America.[1]
He is buried in St Paul's Church in Halifax.[2]
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Unknown
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Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 1761–1763 |
Succeeded by Lord Colville |
