serviceyears branch commands relations death_place death_date allegiance nationality battles rank residence article_title name
1727 -- 1777 royal navy hms '' sapphire '' hms '' orford '' '' fortune '' hms '' experiment '' hms richard strachan -lrb- nephew -rrb- bath , england 28 december 1777 united kingdom of great britain and ireland british '' ` seven years ' war '' ' captain united kingdom sir john strachan , 5th baronet
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sir john strachan , 5th baronet

sir john strachan -lrb- died 28 december 1777 -rrb- was a baronet and chief of clan strachan .
he served in the royal navy , rising to the rank of captain and commanding a number of warships .
his nephew , richard strachan , would also go on to have a distinguished career in the navy .
