George Darby

Vice-Admiral George Darby (c. 1720 – 1790) was an officer of the British Royal Navy. He commanded HMS Norwich at the capture of Martinique in 1762 during the Seven Years' War. He went on to command the Western Squadron during the American Revolutionary War and later in that war served as First Naval Lord when he commanded the force that relieved Gibraltar from its siege by the Spanish in April 1781.