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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