Editing Peter Puget (section)

{{Short description|British naval officer and explorer}}
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{{Infobox military person
| name          = Peter Puget
| image         = 
| image_size    = 250px
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| birth_date    = 1765
| birth_place   = [[London]], [[England]]
| death_date    = 31 October 1822
| death_place   = [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[Somerset]], [[England]]
| branch        = [[Royal Navy]]
| serviceyears  = 1778–1822
| rank          = [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Rear admiral]]
| commands      = ''Chatham'', ''Adelphi'', ''Esther'', HMS ''Raven'',  ''San Nicholas'', HMS ''Van Tromp'', {{HMS|Temeraire|1798|6}}, {{HMS|Monarch}}, {{HMS|Foudroyant}}, '' {{HMS|Goliath}} ''
| education     = 
| spouse        = Hannah Elrington Puget
| children      = 
| signature     = 
}}

'''Peter Puget''' (1765 – 31 October 1822) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]], best known for his exploration of [[Puget Sound]], which is named for him.<ref name=wing>{{cite book
|author1=Wing, Robert  |author2=Newell, Gordon
 |name-list-style=amp |title=Peter Puget: Lieutenant on the Vancouver Expedition, fighting British naval officer, the man for whom Puget Sound was named 
|publisher=Gray Beard Publishing
|year=1979|isbn=0-933686-00-5}}</ref>