Royal Naval Biography/Palmer, George
GEORGE PALMER, Esq
Admiral of the Blue.
This officer obtained the rank of Post-Captain, Jan. 18, 1783. At the period of the Russian armament, he was appointed to the Perseus, of 20 guns, and commanded that ship on the home station, and at the Leeward Islands, until about the year 1795, when he was removed to the Lion, of 64 guns, and subsequently the Adventure, 44. His promotions as a Flag-officer took place in the same order as those of Admiral Bowater.