Josceline Percy (Royal Navy officer)
| Josceline Percy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 January 1784 London |
| Died |
19 October 1856 (aged 72) Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
|
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Espoir Volontaire HMS Comus HMS Nymphe HMS Hotspur Cape of Good Hope Station Sheerness Nore Command |
Vice Admiral The Hon. Josceline Percy CB MP (29 January 1784 – 19 October 1856) was a Royal Navy officer and politician who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
Josceline was the fourth son of Algernon Percy, second Baron Lovaine of Alnwick (1750–1830) and his wife Isabella Susannah Burrell.
Through his father he was the grandson of Hugh Percy, first duke of Northumberland, and through his mother the grandson of Peter Burrell of Beckenham, Kent. His maternal uncle was Peter, first Baron Gwydyr, and Henry Percy (1785–1825) and William Henry Percy (1788–1855, another naval officer) were his younger brothers.
Born with a twin brother (Hugh, 1784–1856), Percy's first naval service began in February 1797, on Lord Hugh Seymour's flagship HMS Sans Pareil. Next he served on HMS Amphion from 1801 to 1803 in the Mediterranean and - whilst in that theatre of war - transferred (with Nelson and Hardy) into HMS Victory. From there he was made HMS Medusa's acting lieutenant (under Captain John Gore, who was later knighted) in August 1803, and his assistance in her capture of Spanish treasure ships on 5 October 1804 led to that commission being confirmed the following 30 April.
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