Biographical Data
Halkett, Peter If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Admiral (RN)
Official Number

 

Birth	00/00/1765	Death	00/00/1839
Place	(nk)	Place	Pitfirrane
Area	(nk)	Area	Fifeshire Scotland
Country	(nk)	Country	UK

 

Titles	Baronet (6th).
Honours	GCH.
Awards
Qualifications

 

Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Lieutenant RN (With seniority dated 08/10/1789). He was appointed as a Commander RN (With seniority dated 10/04/1793). He was appointed as a Captain RN (With seniority dated 13/08/1794). He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral of the Blue RN (With seniority dated 12/08/1812). He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral of the White RN (With seniority dated 04/06/1814). He was appointed as Commander-in-Chief North America and Newfoundland Station (Flag in H.M.S. Melville) 1836. He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral of the Red RN (With seniority dated 12/08/1819). He was appointed as a Vice-Admiral of the Blue RN (With seniority dated 19/07/1821). He was appointed as a Vice-Admiral of the White RN (With seniority dated 27/05/1825). He was appointed as a Vice-Admiral of the Red RN (With seniority dated 22/07/1830). He was appointed as a Admiral of the Blue RN (With seniority dated 10/01/1837). He was appointed as a Admiral RN (With seniority dated 10/01/1837).

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown
Named Features	Halkett Point (BC);

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Walbran, Captain John T. (1909); MacFarlane, John M. (1994);
Last update
2011-01-31 00:00:00

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