Benjamin Blake (admiral)

Vice Admiral Benjamin Blake
Vice Admiral Benjamin Blake
	Blake Family Coat of Arms
Deputy in the Governors Council of the Province of Carolina
	In office; 1685–1689
Lord Proprietors' Deputy on the Grand Council of Carolina
	In office; 1685–1689
Province of Carolina Commissioner for Public Defense
	In office; 1686–1689
Personal details
Born	21 May 1612; Bridgwater, Somersetshire, Kingdom of England
Died	1689 (aged 76–77); Colleton County, ; Province of Carolina
Spouse	Eliza Booler (1614–1676)
Children	7, including Joseph Blake
Occupation	Naval Officer; Settler; Politician; Colonist; Planter;
Military service
Allegiance	Commonwealth of England; The Protectorate ; Kingdom of England ; Province of Carolina
Branch/service	New Model Army; English Navy
Years of service	1642–1657
Rank	Lieutenant (Parliamentarian Army) ; Commander (Royal Navy) ; Captain (Royal Navy) ; Vice Admiral (Royal Navy)
Commands	HMS Paradox ; HMS Assurance; HMS Triumph ; HMS Gloucester ; HMS Dunbar
Battles/wars	English Civil War Siege of Bridgwater (1645); ; First Anglo-Dutch War Blockade of the Tagus; Battle of Dover (1652); Battle of Kentish Knock; Battle of Dungeness; Battle of Portland; Battle of the Gabbard; Battle of Scheveningen; ; Anglo-Spanish War (1654-1660) Battle of Cádiz (1656); Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657); ; 1686 Spanish Invasion of South Carolina;

Benjamin Blake (1612–1689) was an English naval officer who served under his older brother General at Sea Robert Blake during the English Civil War, the First Anglo-Dutch War, and the Anglo-Spanish War (1654-1660). After his naval service, he emigrated to the Province of Carolina where he and his family became planters and he himself became a local official.