Robert Winthrop (Royal Navy officer)
Robert Winthrop | |
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Portrait by John Smart, 1805 | |
| Born | 7 December 1764 New London, Connecticut |
| Died | 10 May 1832 Dover |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1778–1832 |
| Rank | Vice-admiral |
| Commands | HMS Victorieuse HMS Albacore HMS Undaunted HMS Circe HMS Stag HMS Ardent HMS Sibylle |
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Robert Winthrop (7 December 1764, New London, Connecticut – 10 May 1832, Dover) was a scion of the New England Winthrop family of high colonial civil servants, and a Vice-Admiral of the Blue in the Royal Navy. Among his many feats of arms was taking possession of admiral Samuel Story's squadron of the Batavian Navy after its surrender in the Vlieter Incident.