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    Admiral of the White Sir John Balchen (2 February 1670 – 4 October 1744), sometimes written as Balchin, was an officer of the British Royal Navy with a...
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    Admiral Sir John Balchen after relieving Sir Charles Hardy, who was blockaded in the Tagus estuary by the French Brest fleet. As Balchen's fleet reached...
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  • for that region, as well as performing as flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir John Balchen. The Norfolk was rebuilt at Plymouth Dockyard from 1718 to 1728 to the...
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  • leader Fredrik Glad Balchen (1815–1899), a Norwegian deaf teacher Jens Glad Balchen (1926–2009), a Norwegian engineer John Balchen (1670–1744), an Admiral...
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    (1617–1679) mathematician, surveyor and ordnance officer – died at Godalming John Balchen (1670–1744) Admiral of the White, Royal Navy – was born and lived in...
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    engraver Henry Thomas Ryall lived at number 15. 18th-century Admiral Sir John Balchen lived at number 15. The Allason family, well known for their political...
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    "Sir Henry Belasyse". "John Dryden". "Richard Mead". "Beauclerk family". "Sir John Balchen". "Anthony & William Horneck". "John Woodward". "Magdalen Walsh"...
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    Vice-Admiral Lord Aylmer (1714–1720) Admiral Sir John Jennings (1720–1743) Admiral Sir John Balchen (1743–1744) Captain Lord Archibald Hamilton (1746–1754)...
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  • activist, daughter of Nigel Elliot Balchin (born 1990), British actor John Balchen (1670–1744), sometimes spelled Balchin, Royal Navy Admiral of the White...
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    had been bringing back from Gibraltar to England, including Admiral John Balchen. The wreck will be located 264 years later, in January, 2009. October...
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    to England on the night of 4 October. With her were lost Admiral Sir John Balchen and her entire complement of around 1,150 men. 1,150 1760  Great Britain...
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    Sir John Franklin KCH FRS FLS FRGS (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator. After serving...
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    "Philip Cavendish (d.1743)". threedecks.org. Harrison, Simon. "Sir John Balchen (1669/70-1744)". threedecks.org. S, Harrison. Retrieved 1 February 2019...
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    Sir Thomas Hardy (1711–1712) Captain George St Lo (1712–1714) Captain John Balchen (1716) Rear-Admiral William Caldwell (1717) N Captain Nicholas Haddock...
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    (Vice-Admiral Charles Cornwall, Captain John Balchen) Dorsetshire 80 (Rear-Admiral George Delaval, Captain John Furzer) Breda 70 (Barrow Harris) Burford...
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  • British and Dutch ships despatched under the command of Admiral Sir John Balchen to rescue a British squadron and convoy under Vice-Admiral Sir Charles...
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    Devonshire 80 Captain John Watkins † Exploded, three survivors Royal Oak 76 Captain Baron Wylde Escaped to Kinsale Chester 50 Captain John Balchen Surrendered to...
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    had been bringing back from Gibraltar to England, including Admiral John Balchen. The wreck will be located 264 years later, in January, 2009. October...
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    with Captain John Home, RN as commander. In 1703 she was reduced to a 40-gun ship with the removal of her 4-pounder guns. Captain John Balchen took command...
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    minimal description. The first person to live there was Admiral Sir John Balchen (then a captain), who lived there until his death at sea in 1744, aside...
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    portrait by Godfrey Kneller of the locally-born sailor, Admiral Sir John Balchen, who became governor of the Greenwich Naval Hospital in March 1743. "Godalming...
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    Ashe. His paternal grandfather had served as flag captain under Admiral John Balchen on HMS Victory the predecessor to its more famous namesake and went down...
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    profit and rent.) Edward was born in 1782 (baptized 5 April 1782) to John Balchen West, Receiver General for Hertfordshire. His parents died when he was...
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    Glasgow University and was then sent to study under the Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed, in London before taking a commission in the Royal Navy aboard...
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    Tagus River in July 1744 on what was to be her last voyage (see Sir John Balchen). On 23 April 1745 Reynolds was promoted to be commander of the fireship...
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    for an airport. USAAF Colonel Bernt Balchen, who built Sondrestrom Air Base, knew Rasmussen and his idea. Balchen led a flight of two Consolidated PBY...
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  • appointed second in command of the fleet sent to Lisbon under Sir John Balchen, and while there produced a report on the contract hospitals. Martin was...
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    Balchen, both of whom would later contribute to Byrd's expeditions. Bennett served as a pilot in his flight to the North Pole the next year. Balchen,...
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  • September, by a combined force of 25 British and Dutch ships under Sir John Balchen. The French were forced to seek refuge in Cadiz and were there themselves...
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    expedition was a failed British voyage of Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John Franklin that departed England in 1845 aboard two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror...
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