# Captain Foley — The Maid of Sker character guide

> Captain Foley in The Maid of Sker by R. D. Blackmore.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Foley, our noble Captain Foley

**First appearance:** 0001-the-maid-of-sker

## Who they are

A naval captain under whom Drake serves.

## In the story

### [LVIII: More Haste, Less Speed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lviii-more-haste-less-speed)

Commanded the Goliath, a seventy-four, under whom Davy served.

### [Nelson and the Nile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lx-nelson-and-the-nile)

Captain of the Goliath; urges Davy to take the ship into action and is credited by some with the brilliant maneuver.

### [LXI: A Savage Deed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/lxi-a-savage-deed)

Commands the Goliath; takes down Jack Wildman's confession as a Justice of the Peace.

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