Vice-Admiral William Lukin, later William Lukin Windham, was a Royal Navy officer who rose to the rank of Vice Admiral and served with great distinction through the Napoleonic Wars.
11 Facts About William Lukin
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William Lukin was the son of the Rev George Lukin and Susan Katherine Doughty.
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William Lukin's father was the rector of Felbrigg and Aylmerton.
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The young William Lukin went to sea probably around 1781 at the age of 13.
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William Lukin appears to have been a keen seaman and a fast learner and survived the harsh life in the navy, and by 1786 he had become a midshipman.
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William Lukin was recorded as performing well in quelling the discontent and as a result helped the mutiny at Spithead to be resolved in a peaceful and organised manner and within a few weeks the seamans' demands had been met and a Royal Pardon granted.
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William Lukin took the Mars into Action of 25 September 1806 in the naval battle fought off the French Biscay port of Rochefort.
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William Lukin took HMS Mars out of the British line and went in pursuit of Infatigable.
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William Lukin had served his country with reliability and efficiency throughout the Napoleonic wars with one or two outstanding actions.
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William Lukin effectively left the navy in 1814 with the rank of vice admiral of the blue, just a year away from the end of the war; he saw no further active service.
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William Lukin Windham died on 4 June 1810, and was last of his line.