John Hutt (Royal Navy officer)

John Hutt
John Hutt
	Posthumous portrait by Ernest Gustave Girardot, 1874
Born	1746
Died	30 June 1794; Spithead, Hampshire
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1773–1794
Rank	Captain
Commands held	HMS Antigua; HMS Trimmer; HMS Camilla; HMS Lizard; HMS Queen
Battles/wars	American War of Independence Invasion of Tobago (POW); ; Nootka Crisis; French Revolutionary Wars Action of 29 May 1794 (DOW); Glorious First of June; ;
Relations	Sir William Hutt (nephew); Sir George Hutt (nephew); John Hutt (nephew)

Captain John Hutt (1746 – 30 June 1794) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served with distinction during the American Revolutionary War and died in 1794 from severe wounds received during the battle of the Glorious First of June, the first major naval battle of the French Revolutionary Wars. Hutt's ship, HMS Queen was heavily engaged in the action and in celebration of his career and death, a monument was raised to him and the other dead Royal Navy captains of the battle. Hutt Island, British Columbia, is named after him.

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