John Schank

(1740-1823)

NAME AUTHORITIES: DNB: Schank [Schanck], John (1740-1823), naval architect and naval officer LBT ID: JoSchan1823	B/BAP: 1740 DIED: 1823
SOURCES: DNB
Scottish-born naval architect and superintendent of coastal defences; he retired as an admiral of the blue.
REFERENCES TO John Schank: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 13: The Sun Found 2: ¶ 18 ¶ 19