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

 

Title	Admiral (RN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	00/00/1782	Death	00/00/1880
Place	Preston	Place	Ryde
Area	Halifax Co.	Area	IOW
Country	Nova Scotia	Country	UK

 

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Biography
He was the brother of Admiral George Westphal. Philip Westphal was related through marriage to the family of Joseph Howe. He was wounded with Nelson at Copenhagen in 1801

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Volunteer in 1794 serving in HMS L'Oiseau. (He was present at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.) He was appointed as a Lieutenant RN in 1812c. In 1813 he served in HMS Junon and commanded a small boat action in Deleware Bay in which the USN vessel U.S.N. Gunboat No. 121 was captured. He served in HMS Amazon as Senior Lieutenant. He was appointed as a Commander RN. He commanded a French Prize. He was appointed as a Captain RN. He was promted to Rear-Admiral (Retired) RN in 1855. He was appointed as a Vice-Admiral (Retired) RN. He was appointed as a Admiral (Retired) RN in 1866.

 

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Named Features	Admiral Westphal Elementary School (Dartmouth NS);

 

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

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