in 1741 and while still in command of HMS Cumberland, he sailed for the West Indies early in 1742. Senior command Steuart was promoted to rear-admiral on 10 April 1742. With his flag in the second-rate HMS Duke, he became second-in-command of a fleet of 25 British and Dutch ships despatched under the command of Admiral Sir John Balchen to rescue a British squadron and convoy under Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Hardy, which had been trapped in the Tagus by a French Brest squadron: the British and Dutch fleet was successful in driving off the French, who retired in the face of the superior British and Dutch fleet without firing a shot, and Hardy's convoy was escorted safely to Gibraltar. Promoted to vice-admiral on 23 June 1744, Steuart went on to be Port Admiral at Portsmouth in 1745. Promoted to full admiral on 15 July 1747 and to Admiral of the Fleet on 22 November 1750, he died at his house on Lower Brook Street, adjacent to Hanover Square, in London on 30 March 1757. Family Steuart married Anne (who died in 1741); they had one son, also called James. References Sources External links James Steuart Three Decks |- 1690 births 1757 deaths Royal Navy admirals of the fleet British MPs 1741–1747 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies