Artist: Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760–1802)

Object type:Painting

Genre: portrait

Medium:Oil on canvas

Original Dimensions:29 1/2 in. x 24 1/2 in.

Collection: National Portrait Gallery

Source/Photographer: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy

National Portrait Gallery: NPG 1260

About Philip Affleck

Philip affleck (c. 1726 – december 21, 1799) was an admiral in the royal army. He became the more youthful brother of sir edmund affleck. Affleck held various instructions during the latter 1/2 of the 18th century, maximum drastically as commander-in-leader of the jamaica station and as a lord of the board of admiralty. Early in his profession he fought at the siege of louisbourg in which he became promoted commander after wearing out a a hit reducing-out assignment. He became promoted to submit-captain a yr later after impressing admiral edward Boscawen throughout the warfare of lagos. Later in his profession he joined admiral sir George rodney within the west indies and participated in the seize of sint Eustatius. Among 1790 and 1792 he held the location of commander-in-leader of the jamaica station and between 1793 and 1796 he held his position as a lord of the board of admiralty. Even though his profession became marked with long periods of inaction and unemployment admiral affleck became known as a great officer and changed into nicely reputable via his friends.

Affleck started his nautical career inside the service of the East India company. He joined the navy at an undetermined date and become promoted appearing-lieutenant in 1755. As a lieutenant, he served both inside the sloop-of-struggle HMS hunter or the bomb ketch HMS aetna despite the fact that as his brother Edmund became serving at nearly exactly the same time the statistics are a little uncertain. On the siege of Louisbourg, he outstanding himself in main the boats that cut out the french men-of-battle Prudente and bienfaisant and changed into promoted to command. His promotion to commander turned into confirmed on 1 august 1759 and affleck observed edward boscawen in the 18-gun sloop of battle hms gramont to the mediterranean. In gramont affleck took part in the struggle of lagos where he impressed boscawen to the sort of diploma that the admiral promoted affleck to post-captain with the effective date of 28 august 1759 and put affleck in charge of the flagship hms namur. On his return to england he was assigned to HMS panther and dispatched to India. For the duration of the blockade of pondicherry on 1 january 1761 panther become dismasted in a typhoon and another time affleck impressed his superiors by way of his calm handling of the situation. In may additionally 1761 he exchanged command of panther with captain newsom to command the storeship HMS southsea fortress but resigned command of her in early 1762. He then have become captain of hms baleine, which the British had captured some years in advance at pondicherry. Not lengthy thereafter he returned to England.

Affleck retired from his seat on the board of the admiralty in 1796 and lived quietly and privately at his home in bath. He died at his home on 21 december 1799. The naval chronicle said of him that he was "universally reputable as an officer, as a gentleman, and as a christian."

the earl of sandwich commented on Affleck that he turned into "very respectable and thoroughly right headed".

• Philip Affleck (National Maritime Museum)

• Affleck, Philip" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

• "NMM, vessel ID 380493" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol xii. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

• Cundall, Frank (1915). Historic Jamaica. West India Committee.

• British military personnel of the French and Indian War