- For the article about a Canadian artist of the same name, see Michael de Courcy (artist)
Vice-Admiral Michael de Courcy (17?? – 22 February 1824) was an Anglo-Irish naval officer who served in the British Royal Navy.
In March 1809 de Courcy was sent to Rio de Janeiro to take over from Rear-Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith as commander of the South America Station. Sidney Smith was not aware of his recall, and although de Courcy arrived on 2 May, it was only by 18 May that de Courcy assumed command with the help of Lord Strangford, the British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal.[1]
de Courcy served as Captain of HMS Pylades on the Pacific Station from 1859-1861. de Courcy Island on Canada's west coast is named for him.[2]:61
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- ↑ "Hon. Michael de Courcy". Richard Hiscocks. https://morethannelson.com/officer/hon-michael-de-courcy/. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ↑ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986). "British Columbia Place Names". UBC Press. ISBN 0-7748-0636-2. https://archive.org/details/britishcolumbiap0000akri_w1q9.
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