David Cheap
British Royal Navy officer
About David Cheap
Lived 1697 – 1752 (aged 54–55). David Cheap was a British.
Captain David Cheap (1697 – 21 July 1752) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer. He is most known for being in command of when it was wrecked in May 1741 on the shores of Wager Island in Chilean Patagonia.
Spain and Great Britain were at war in 1739. Cheap, then just a lieutenant, was appointed to serve under Commodore George Anson, commander of an expedition to the Pacific Ocean.
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Who was David Cheap?
British Royal Navy officer
When was David Cheap born?
David Cheap was born in 1697.
When did David Cheap die?
David Cheap died in 1752.
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David Cheap was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). David Cheap. https://biography.guide/david-cheap/
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