| Honorific Prefix: | Admiral |
| Sir Willoughby Thomas Lake | |
| Birth Date: | 8 January 1773 |
| Allegiance: | |
| Rank: | Admiral |
| Battles: | Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards: | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Willoughby Thomas Lake KCB (8 January 1773 – 18 February 1847) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, North American Station.
Born the son of Sir James Winter Lake, 3rd Baronet and Joyce Crowther,[1] Lake joined the Royal Navy around 1790. By 1795 he was in command of the sloop HMS Rattler.[2] He was promoted to post captain in 1796.[3]
In April 1803 he took command of . In her he captured four privateers before leaving her in June 1806 for HMS Gibraltar, the ship in which, in 1807, he chased Napoleon Bonaparte's brother along the French coast.[4] He also commanded during an attack on Santander in 1812.[5] He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, North American Station in 1824 and was promoted to Admiral of the White in 1842.[6] [7]
In 1795 he married Charlotte MacBride, daughter of John MacBride; they had one daughter.[8]