Thomas Jordan was an officer of the

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. He served during the

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. In September 1770, he was the first commander of the 14-gun . Jordan was sent to

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in command of the 20-gun . He fought at the Frederica naval action in 1778, in overall command of British naval forces there. His ship was the only not to be captured by the American marines in the battle.

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