1. Captain John Quilliam was a Royal Navy officer who served as first lieutenant on HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.
16 Facts About John Quilliam
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John Quilliam was a farmer's son who was impressed into the Royal Navy in 1791.
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The eldest son of John Quilliam and Christian Clucas of Ballakelly, John Quilliam was born in Marown, Isle of Man, in 1771.
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Unlike most impressed sailors, Quilliam rose rapidly in the Royal Navy.
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John Quilliam was the senior lieutenant on the Victory being responsible for safety, part of this remit seeing him develop an emergency system in order to steer the ship.
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John Quilliam assisted in steering Victory into action at Trafalgar, his system coming into effect early in the battle, when having sustained damage to her steering gear Victory required all Quilliam's experience in order for her to continue to remain seaworthy.
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On 18 September 1813, off Cape Row as captain of the Crescent, John Quilliam captured the 14-gun American privateer schooner the Elbridge Gerry together with her crew of 66 men.
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John Quilliam was invited to become a Member of the House of Keys.
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John Quilliam resigned his seat in 1810 in order to return to sea, however on his return to the Island he was again invited to continue as a Member of the House of Keys in 1817.
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On 21 December 1807, John Quilliam married Margaret Stevenson at Castletown, his wife being part of a renowned Manx family from Balladoole.
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John Quilliam was instrumental along with Sir William Hillary in the formation on the Isle of Man of a District Association of the Royal National Institution of the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
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John Quilliam served as Chairman of the Committee for Shipwrecked Seamen.
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John Quilliam was buried in the Stevenson family vault in the graveyard at Kirk Arbory.
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John Quilliam departed this life on 10 October 1829 in the 59th year of his age.
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HMS John Quilliam was a Q-class destroyer serving in the Royal Navy from 1942 to 1945.
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John Quilliam was then transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy, where she was commissioned as Hr.