William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk

The Right Honourable The Earl of Northesk GCB
William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, 1805
Born	10 April 1756 Hampshire, England
Died	28 May 1831 (1831-05-29) (aged 75) Westminster, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands	HMS Blast HMS Saint Eustatius HMS Enterprise HMS Heroine HMS Beaulieu HMS Andromeda HMS Monmouth HMS Prince HMS Britannia Plymouth Command
Battles / wars	American Revolutionary War Action of 8 January 1780 Battle of Cape St. Vincent Relief of Gibraltar Battle of Martinique Capture of Sint Eustatius French Revolutionary War Nore Mutiny Napoleonic Wars Battle of Trafalgar

Admiral William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk GCB (10 April 1756 – 28 May 1831) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. While in command of HMS Monmouth he was caught in the Nore Mutiny of 1797 and was the officer selected to relay the demands of the mutineers to George III. He most notably served as third-in-command of the Mediterranean Fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar in HMS Britannia. He later became Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom and Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.