Donald Mackay (Royal Navy officer)
| Donald Mackay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 December 1780 |
| Died | 26 March 1850 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1792-1850 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Volage HMS Malacca HMS Minden Queenstown |
| Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars |
Vice Admiral Donald Hugh Mackay (31 December 1780 – 26 March 1850) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown.
Naval career
Mackay joined to Royal Navy in January 1792.[1] He took part in the expedition to Ostend under Rear Admiral Sir Home Popham to destroy the sluice gates of the Bruges canal in May 1798 during the French Revolutionary Wars.[1] He also took part in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland in Autumn 1799.[1] He became commanding officer of the sixth-rate HMS Volage‚ commanding officer of the fifth-rate HMS Malacca and then commanding officer of the third-rate HMS Minden, all between 1811 and 1816, on the East Indies Station.[1] He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown in 1848 before he died in 1850.[2]
Family
In 1848 Mackay married Helen Martha Twinnin.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "MACKAY‚ Donald Hugh‚ Vice Admiral". Historical autographs. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "Crew of HMS Avenger". Cork ancestors. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "Reay, Lord". Cracrofts Peerage. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Ussher |
Commander-in-Chief, Queenstown 1848–1850 |
Succeeded by Manley Dixon |