Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet

Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet, ( born February 25, 1714 Tredington, Worcestershire, England; † 1782 ) was a Vice Admiral of the Royal Navy.

Life

His father, a clergyman, was a son of Sir Henry Parker, who in turn was a daughter Alexander Hyde, Bishop of Salisbury, married. He began his career at sea in the merchant navy. At the age of 24 he joined the Royal Navy, was built in 1744 and to lieutenant in 1748 for Post- Captain, an outdated form of a rank captain, promoted. In the late years of the Seven Years War, he served in the East India Company and participated in the capture of Pondicherry in 1761 and Manila in 1762. During the last year, Parker seized on one of the most valuable Manila galleons traveled once or twice a year between Manila and Acapulco.

In 1778 he was promoted to Rear Admiral. Some time before the arrival of George Rodney, he was commander of the Leeward Islands and led a successful campaign against the French in Martinique. 1781, after returning home, and the promotion to Vice Admiral, he fell on May 8, 1781 a Dutch fleet of the same number but stronger equipment near the Dogger Bank together. After a hard-fought battle in which neither of the two fleets could gain the upper hand, both sides separated from each other. Parker was that he was not adequately equipped for its task and submitted his resignation.

Family

• Hyde Parker (1739-1807) was his son,