James Clephan

Captain

James Clephan
Captain; James Clephan
Born	1768; Scoonie, Fife
Died	1851; Edinburgh
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1794–1840
Rank	Captain
Commands held	HMS Charybdis
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary War; Napoleonic Wars Battle of Trafalgar; ; War of 1812 Gulf Campaign; ;

Captain James Clephan (1768–1851) was a Royal Navy officer who served as a lieutenant at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. He rose from the ranks to become a post-captain. A flag presented to him after the battle by the crew of the ship on which he served at Trafalgar was sold at auction for £384,000 on Trafalgar Day 2009.

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