Anthony Hunt (Royal Navy officer, died 1798)

This officer was a midshipman on board the Carnatic of 74 guns, at Plymouth, in August 1789, and was included in the promotions made after the visit paid by the royal family to that place, his lieutenant's commission being signed on 26 August. He served some time in the Helena sloop, under Captain James Kempthorne; he was appointed commander on 22 November 1790, and had the Tisiphone of 12 guns given him. Being returned to England, he was, in 1795, appointed to La Concorde of 36 guns, and for some time formed one of the squadron of frigates under the command of Sir J. B. Warren, off the coast of France. almost immediately after which the young officer Hunt caught a violent fever which proved fatal. An obituary printed in the Naval Chronicle in 1799 concluded, "He has left all who knew his worth to lament his untimely fate." == Gallery ==