page_title: Richard Kempenfelt
hierarchical_section_title: Richard Kempenfelt
caption_attribution_description: English: Rear-admiral Richard Kempenfelt
context_page_description: Richard Kempenfelt was a British rear admiral who gained a reputation as a naval innovator. He is best known for his victory against the French at the Second Battle of Ushant and for his death when HMS Royal George accidentally sank at Portsmouth the following year. A good account of his life, relatives, personality and career is given in Hilary L. Rubinstein's book Catastrophe at Spithead: The Sinking of the Royal George published by Seaforth in 2020. It includes information about him not previously known.
  He was born at Westminster. His father, a Swede, was a professional soldier in the British service.
context_section_description: Richard Kempenfelt (1718 – 29 August 1782) was a British rear admiral who gained a reputation as a naval innovator. He is best known for his victory against the French at the Second Battle of Ushant and for his death when HMS Royal George accidentally sank at Portsmouth the following year.  A good account of his life, relatives, personality and career is given in Hilary L. Rubinstein's book Catastrophe at Spithead: The Sinking of the Royal George published by Seaforth in 2020.  It includes information about him not previously known.
  He was born at Westminster. His father, a Swede, was a professional soldier in the British service.
caption: Portrait as a Rear Admiral
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