George Miller Bligh [SEP] conflict
George Miller Bligh
Captain George Miller Bligh (1780–1834) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Captain. He was present aboard at the Battle of Trafalgar, and was badly wounded during the action. He was taken below and was present in the cockpit during the death of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson.
Family and early life.
Bligh was born in 1780, the only son of Richard Rodney Bligh, who was later
RV George Bligh
RV "George Bligh" (LO309) was a fisheries research vessel that was operated by the Directorate of Fisheries, now known as the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas).
It was based at the port of Lowestoft, although registered in London and was originally built as an Admiralty .
Several of the Mersey-class Admiralty trawlers were given names taken from the roll-call of Nelson's ship HMS Victory. "George Bligh" was named after Captain George Miller Bligh