Article on Admiral of the Blue Nicholas Haddock Posted On Maritime Kent Blog

Judy S. Purcell

The Kent (UK) Archaeology Society has posted news about publication of The Haddock Family of English Seafarers: Merchant Mariners and Naval Officers 1327-1941 on its website here: https://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/news.

Further, its Maritime Kent Special Interest Group blog now includes an article on Admiral of the Blue Nicholas Haddock (1685–1746), who lived in Wrotham, Kent, when he was not at sea. It is based on his full biography, which appears in Chapter 12 of the book. The article provides highlights of this prominent naval officer’s career and can be accessed at: https://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/groups/admiral-blue-nicholas-haddock.

portrait of Nicholas Haddock circa 1742
This portrait of Nicholas Haddock was painted about 1742, when he retired from the sea after 43 years of active sterling service. Unknown artist, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons (original at Royal Museums Greenwich)

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