Alexander Innes | |
Death Date: | 1786 |
Rank: | Rear-Admiral |
Commands: | HMS Mermaid HMS Enterprise HMS Hampton Court HMS Queen Jamaica Station |
Battles: | Anglo-Spanish War |
Rear-Admiral Alexander Innes (died 1786) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.
Promoted to post captain on 25 June 1756, Innes was given command of the sixth-rate HMS Mermaid in 1756.[1] He then took command of the fourth-rate HMS Enterprise in 1758 and of the third-rate HMS Hampton Court in 1762 and took part in the Battle of Havana in summer of that year during the Anglo-Spanish War. After that he was then given command of the second-rate HMS Queen in 1778.[2] He went on to be Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station with his flag in the 50-gun in 1786 but died in office.[3]