James Hingston Tuckey

James Hingston Tuckey
BornAugust 1776
Greenhill, near Mallow, County Cork
Died4 October 1816(1816-10-04) (aged 40)
Moanda, Kingdom of Kongo
AllegianceGreat Britain
United Kingdom
BranchRoyal Navy
Service years1793–1816
RankCommander
CommandsHMS Congo
ConflictsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars

James Hingston Tuckey (August 1776 – 4 October 1816) was an Irish-born British explorer and a captain in the Royal Navy. Some sources mistakenly refer to him as James Kingston Tuckey.

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