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Vice-Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet (
February 25,
1714–
1782), was a British naval commander.
Parker was born at
Tredington,
Worcestershire. His father, a clergyman, was a son of Sir Henry Parker. His paternal grandfather had married a daughter of
Alexander Hyde,
Bishop of Salisbury. He began his career at sea in the merchant service. Entering the
Royal Navy at the age of 24, he was made lieutenant in 1744, and in 1748 he was made
post-captain.
During the latter part of the
Seven Years' War he served in the
East Indies, taking part in the capture of
Pondicherry in 1761 and of
Manila in 1762. In the latter year Parker with two ships captured one of the valuable
Spanish plate ships in her voyage between
Acapulco and
Manila.
In 1778 he became
Rear-Admiral and went to North American waters as second-in-command. For some time before
George Rodney's arrival he was in command on the
Leeward Islands station, and conducted a skilful campaign against the French at
Martinique.
In 1781, having returned home and become
Vice-Admiral, he fell in with a Dutch fleet of about his own force, though far better equipped, near the Dogger Bank on
August 5 1781. After a fiercely contested
battle, in which neither combatant gained any advantage, both sides drew off. Parker considered that he hadn't been properly equipped for his task, and insisted on resigning his command.
In 1782 he accepted the East Indies command, though he'd just succeeded to the family baronetcy. On the outward voyage his flagship
Cato was lost with all on board.
He was succeeded by his older son Harry, the sixth Baronet. Parker's second son was Admiral
Sir Hyde Parker (1739-1807).
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