For his son, see Digby Dent.
| Digby Dent | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1737 |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Commands held |
HMS Lynn HMS Ruby HMS Launceston HMS Lennox HMS Captain HMS Dunkirk Jamaica Station |
Commodore Digby Dent (died 1737) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.
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Dent was promoted to post captain in October 1715 on appointment to the command of the fifth-rate HMS Lynn.[1] He transferred to the command of the fourth-rate HMS Mermaid in 1720, of the fifth-rate HMS Launceston in 1722 and of the third-rate HMS Lennox in 1726.[1] He went on to take the command of the third-rate HMS Captain in 1731 and of the fourth-rate HMS Dunkirk in 1735.[1]
Dent served briefly as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station, with his broad pennant in the second-rate HMS Shrewsbury, from 1736 until his death in 1737.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Digby Dent". Three Decks. http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_crewman&id=739. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ↑ Cundall, p. xx
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Cundall, Frank (1915). Historic Jamaica. West India Committee. https://archive.org/stream/cu31924020417527#page/n27/mode/2up.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Chaloner Ogle |
Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station 1736–1737 |
Succeeded by Sir Chaloner Ogle |
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