John Neville (British admiral)
| John Nevell | |
|---|---|
| Died | 17 August 1697 |
| Buried at | Elizabeth City, Virginia |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of England
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1673–1697 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held |
Ann (yacht) Bristol Rupert Garland Crown Elizabeth Henrietta Royal Sovereign Kent Britannia |
| Battles/wars | |
Third Anglo-Dutch War
Nine Years' War
Vice Admiral John Nevell, Neville, Nevill or Nevil, (died 17 August 1697), was an officer in the Royal Navy. He is best known for the failed attempt to intercept the treasure-laden fleet of Pointis after the raid on Cartagena in 1697. He died later that year in Virginia from yellow fever.
He was descended from a junior branch of the Nevilles of Abergavenny, being the great grandson of Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Bergavenny. He served as a volunteer during the early part of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, and promoted to Lieutenant aboard the captured French vessel Ruby in 1673. He was appointed to the Sapphire on 29 June 1675, part of the Mediterranean squadron commanded by Sir John Narborough. The Sapphire's captain, Thomas Harman, was killed in battle with an Algerine corsair on 9 September 1677 and replaced by Cloudesley Shovell, who became Nevell's life-long friend. In November 1679 he led eighteen sailors in battle against a Moorish attack on Tangier.
On 23 December 1680 Arthur Herbert, commander of the Mediterranean squadron, appointed Nevell second lieutenant aboard his flagship, the Bristol. On 23 February 1681 the admiral gave him command of the Ann yacht "in justice to Mr Nevills merit whose behaviour on many occasions has struck envy itself dumb." However, a dispute over Herbert's authority to make such an appointment led to Nevell's return to the Bristol as first lieutenant on 10 June.
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