James Murray (admiral)

James Murray (Unknown, 1500s (approximate)–Unknown, 1600s [approximate]), known in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as Jakob Mura, was a Scottish emigrant who migrated to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and became a naval captain and shipbuilder in Poland during the reign of King Sigismund III Vasa.

James Murray
BornUnknown, 1500s (approximate)
Unknown, Kingdom of Scotland
DiedUnknown, 1600s (approximate)
Poznan, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Allegiance Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Service/branch Polish-Lithuanian Navy
RankCaptain
Battles/warsPolish–Swedish War (1626–29)


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