Charles Jones, 5th Viscount Ranelagh
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Captain Charles Jones, 5th Viscount Ranelagh, RN
was a British Royal Navy
officer and Irish peer of the late-eighteenth century who served on the Ireland station in but died aged 39 from illness during his military service.
The son of Charles Wilkinson Jones, 4th Viscount Ranelagh and his wife Sarah Montgomery, Jones was raised in Dublin and attended Trinity College, Dublin
before joining the Royal Navy
.
Jones was appointed in 1795 to HMS Doris and attached to the Irish station during the French Revolutionary Wars. In January 1797, Doris was part of a squadron that chased the deep into the Atlantic Ocean. Fraternité was the flagship of the French attempt to invade Bantry Bay
and by driving her off, the invasion force was left leaderless and was dispersed and defeated piecemeal. Later in the year, on 20 April 1797, Jones inherited the viscountcy from his deceased father and became Lord Ranelagh.
In 1798, Doris was again involved in foiling a French attempt to invade Ireland, forming part of a squadron under Sir John Borlase Warren
. Doris was detached in early October to search the Donegal
coast for French ships however and so missed the Battle of Tory Island
in which the French invasion force was defeated and dispersed. Two years later, Doris was in Plymouth Sound
when Lord Ranelagh died from a sudden illness. His titles were passed to his younger brother Thomas Jones.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
was a British Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
officer and Irish peer of the late-eighteenth century who served on the Ireland station in but died aged 39 from illness during his military service.
The son of Charles Wilkinson Jones, 4th Viscount Ranelagh and his wife Sarah Montgomery, Jones was raised in Dublin and attended Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
before joining the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
.
Jones was appointed in 1795 to HMS Doris and attached to the Irish station during the French Revolutionary Wars. In January 1797, Doris was part of a squadron that chased the deep into the Atlantic Ocean. Fraternité was the flagship of the French attempt to invade Bantry Bay
Bantry Bay
Bantry Bay is a bay located in County Cork, southwest Ireland. The bay runs approximately from northeast to southwest into the Atlantic Ocean. It is approximately 3-to-4 km wide at the head and wide at the entrance....
and by driving her off, the invasion force was left leaderless and was dispersed and defeated piecemeal. Later in the year, on 20 April 1797, Jones inherited the viscountcy from his deceased father and became Lord Ranelagh.
In 1798, Doris was again involved in foiling a French attempt to invade Ireland, forming part of a squadron under Sir John Borlase Warren
John Borlase Warren
Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet , was an English admiral, politician and diplomat. Born in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, he was the son and heir of John Borlase Warren of Stapleford and Little Marlow...
. Doris was detached in early October to search the Donegal
Donegal
Donegal or Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. Its name, which was historically written in English as Dunnagall or Dunagall, translates from Irish as "stronghold of the foreigners" ....
coast for French ships however and so missed the Battle of Tory Island
Battle of Tory Island
The Battle of Tory Island, was a naval action of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought on 12 October 1798 between French and British squadrons off the northwest coast of Donegal, then in the Kingdom of Ireland...
in which the French invasion force was defeated and dispersed. Two years later, Doris was in Plymouth Sound
Plymouth Sound
Plymouth Sound, or locally just The Sound, is a bay at Plymouth in England.Its southwest and southeast corners are Penlee Point in Cornwall and Wembury Point on Devon, a distance of about 3 nautical miles . Its northern limit is Plymouth Hoe giving a north-south distance of nearly 3 nautical miles...
when Lord Ranelagh died from a sudden illness. His titles were passed to his younger brother Thomas Jones.