Sir William Henry Dillon (1780-1857) was born in Birmingham, the illegitimate son of the distinguished writer and traveller John Talbot Dillon (1734-1806), a baron of the Holy Roman Empire. The elder Dillon had briefly served in the Royal Navy, apparently obtaining his discharge in a fit of pique after being ejected, when a midshipman, from the Parade Coffee House in Portsmouth, a hostelry reserved for captains.
Sir William’s long, enjoyable, and informative memoirs, edited by Professor Michael A Lewis, one of the doyens of naval historians, are arguably the best by any naval officer of the period, and for anyone seeking an intimate glimpse into the workings of the Georgian navy and the professional concerns and vexations of its officer corps they are essential reading. The narrative, never dull, is enhanced by the editor’s erudite and, where appropriate, witty commentaries, by the sense we derive of the author’s personal foibles and by his numerous exasperated references to ‘Mrs V’ (Matilda Voller), a middle-aged widow who ensnared Dillon into marriage when he was a young lieutenant recently returned from incarceration in France.
Other illuminative Georgian memoirs in the NRS series of publications are those of Admiral Sir Thomas Byam Martin (vols 12, 19, 24), Captain John Harvey Boteler (vol 82), and Commander James Anthony Gardner (vol 31), Gardner’s being, like Dillon’s, especially vivid.
William Dillon entered the navy in 1790, and saw action on the Glorious First of June in 1794, in Lord Bridport’s engagement off the Île de Groix in 1795, and at the capture of St Lucia in 1796. Commissioned lieutenant in 1797, he served off the coast of Wexford during the Irish rebellion. This volume takes his career up to 1802.
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INDEX NOTE. —The rank against the name of an officer is that which he held when first appearing in the Narrative. For names of Ships, see separate SHIP Index. ABERCROMBY, General Sir Ralph, 204, 211, 215, 222, 227, 231, 234, 289 «., 307 Alligators, 372, 449 America, Relations with, 357, 377 Amiens, Treaty of, 227 Amsterdam, Cura9ao, 409 Anegada, 276, 277 Antigua, 207, 250, 299 Antoine, Mons. and Madame, 394-5 Ants, black, 279 n. Arias, Captain, 367 ‘Armed Neutrality/ 222 Arnold, Dr. Thomas, 64 Arnold, Lieutenant, xxiii Aruba, 398, 401 Ascension, 87 Aves, 400 Aylmer, Admiral John, 364 n. Ayscough, John, Midshipman, 21 n., 33 BALCARRES, Alexander, Earl of, 293 and n. Ball, Captain Henry Lidgbird, xxxii, 243 and n., 244-50 passim, 326 Ballard, Lieutenant, 117 n. Ball Point, 243 n. Bands in ships, 88, 241, 337-8 Barbadoes, 230, 231, 365 Barbuda, 298 Barham, Lord, see Middleton, Sir Charles Barker, Mr., 202 Barony, H. R. E., x, xi, 51 and n. Barrie, Robert, Midshipman, 31, 434, 439-44 passim Barrow, Sir John, 117 Barton, Captain Robert, 274 Basseterre, Guadeloupe, 296 Basseterre, St. Kitts, 84, 92 Beaver, Captain Philip, 231 n. Bedingfeld, John, 10 Beecher, Lieutenant Alexander, 106, 107, 125, 131 Bell, Rev. Dr., xxiv Belle Isle, 192 Bennett, Captain Richard, 401 Bentinck, Captain William, 137 Berkeley, Captain George, 135, 152 n. Bertie, Captain Albemarle, 151 and n. Bertrand, Fanny, xix, 242 Bertrand, General, xix Birmingham, xiii, xvii, 267, 268 Biscay, Bay of, 73 Blackstakes, 184 Blair, Primrose, Surgeon, 86, 308, 445 Blanco, Cape, 406 Blankett, Rear-Admiral, 243 n. Bligh, Rear-Admiral Richard, 192, 218 n. Bligh, Lieutenant William, 27 and n., 40 Blockhouse Point, 12 Bompard, Admiral, 342, 343 Bonair(e), 399 Bon St. Andre, Jean, 141 Booth, George, Purser, 180, 186 Botany Bay, 243 n. Boteler, Lieutenant John, xxx Bouille, Marquis de, 207, 208, 211 Boulogne, xviii Bounty-money, 174, 189 Bo wen, Captain George (i), 228 Bo wen, Captain George (2), 140 n. Bowen, James, Master, 140-1, 150, 158 and n., 159, 189, 195, 201-2, 206, 210—244 passim Bowen, Captain Richard, 140 n. Bowyer, Rear-Admiral George, 152 Boycott, Lieutenant (Queen’s Reg.), J 34 Boys, Charles, Midshipman, 84, 149, 377 Brace, Commander Edward, 339, 343 Brenton, Captain Edward, 156 and n. 455 456 INDEX Brenton, Pedigree of, 156 Bridport, Admiral Lord, 126, 152 n., 189, 191, 193-6, 218 n., 342 Brine, Lieutenant Augustus, 77 Bristol, 326 Brittany, 118 Brompton, xv, xviii, xxiv Browell, Lieutenant William, 27, 226 n. Brown, Mather, 157 n, Browne, Lieutenant Edward (Marine) 398, 401-2, 406, 441 Bumboat Women, 47 Burgoo, 21 Burkitt, Thomas, A.B., 45 n. Burney, Fanny, 266 Burns, Lieutenant ‘Hangman,’ 333 Burton, Lieutenant Richard, 298, Burton Crescent, xxiv [307 Butler, Midshipman, 233, 243 Byam, Lieutenant W’illiam, 205, 451 Byng, George, Midshipman, 21 n. Byng, Admiral John, xvii CALDER, Rear-Admiral Sir Robert, 411 and n. Caldwell, Rear-Admiral Benjamin, 152 n. Camden, John, ist Marquis of, 328 Campbell, George (? James), Surgeon, 404 Capel, Captain Thomas, 356-7, 403, 409, 414-18 passim Cape Verde Island, 76 Caracas, 402 Carenage, St. Lucia, 233, 240 Carisbrook, 25 Carleton House, 359 Carlisle Bay, Barbados, 231, 365 Caroline, Princess of Wales, 182 Carpenter, John, Mate, 68, 72, 113, 319, 33o-4> 337 Carthagena, 372 Cartier, Schoolmaster, 4, 46-52, 97, no Case Navire, 251 Castlebar, 339 Castries, St. Lucia, 233, 234 Catoche, Cape, 378, 390 Cawsand Bay, 197 Cay ley, Captain William, 228, 274 Chambers, David, Mate, 178-9, 183, 204 and n., 205-6, 432 Champain, Lieutenant William, 288 Chandler, Dr., 324 Charing Cross, 453 Charl(e)ton, Midshipman, 186, 233, 243 Charotte, la, 196 Chatham, John, 2nd Earl of, 39, 66, 98, 452 Cherbourg, 107 Child, Captain Smith, 209 China, ist Embassy to, 45, 178 Choque Bay, 231-41 passim Christian, Fletcher, Mate, 40 Christian, Hood, Midshipman, 226, 237 Christian, Rear-Admiral Sir Hugh, 176, 200-3, 208-43 passim, 249 Christ’s Hospital, 3, 25 Clare, Countess of, 329 Clarence, Duke of; see William Henry, Prince Claridge, Acting Master, 248, 295 Clayson, Lieutenant John (Edward?), 329, 34°. 344 Clear, Cape, 120 «., 192, 225, 313-14, 315. 34° Clinch, Timothy, Midshipman, 228 Clinton, Lieutenant-Colonel, 233, 237 Cochrane, Captain Alexander, 96 Cochrane, Thomas, Midshipman (Lord Dundonald), 96 n. Cockburn, George, Midshipman, 33 Codrington, Lieutenant Edward, 140, 298 Coffin, Charles, Midshipman, 228 Cole, John, Purser, 379 College, R.N. Portsmouth, 5 n. College Volunteers, 5 n. Collingwood, Captain Cuthbert, 152 Collins, Elizabeth (‘My Mother’), ix, 55, 268 Collins, Henry, ix Collins, Captain (Merchant Service), 224-5, 310-16 passim Colpoys, Vice-Admiral John, 218 n. Colquhun, Mr., 260 Colvill, Captain John, 432 Combe Antony, 165 Consitt, Thomas, Midshipman, 117, 133-4, I64~7 Constellation (boat), 37 Conway, Captain Hugh: see Seymour, Lord Hugh Copenhagen, 222, 394 n. INDEX 457 Cork, 33-5, 217, 326, 337-45 passim, 365 Cornwallis, General Charles, Lord, 339 Cornwallis, Vice-Admiral William, 168, 177, 189, 192, 196, 217-19 passim Cotes, Captain James, 90 Courtenay, Captain George, 59 Courts Martial, 40, 177, 184, 218, 248, 436 Cow Bay, Jamaica, 368, 431 Cowes, 226, 364 Crabs, Land, 449 Cricket, 9 n., 148 Crooger, Mr., 406 Crookshanks, Captain John, 10, 57-9, 66, 95-6 Culver Cliffs, 208 Cumberland, Cuba, 447 Curagao, 398-410 passim Curtis, Captain Sir Roger, 136, 152 n., 157, 218 n. DALBY, Lieutenant Thomas, 19, 27 Dalrymple, Vice-Admiral John, 68 Dan, Mr., 178, 182 Dartford, 94 Dartmouth, Earl of, 145 n. Davenport, see Humphreys, Lieutenant Davers, Captain Charles, 294, 296 De Courcy, Captain Michael, 343 Delarey, Lieutenant Charles, 401 and n., 404-410 passim Delille, Lieutenant, 148, 159 Dennis, Captain, xvi Deptford, 60, 66, 350, 352 Deseada (Desirada), 265, 271 Desertas Island, 365 Dick, Mr., 433 Dickson (? Dixon), Lieutenant John, 134, 149, 180 Digby, Stephen, Midshipman, 21 n. Dillon, General Arthur (i), xix Dillon, General Arthur (2), xix Dillon, Arthur Richard, of Lismullen, xix Dillon, Charles, I2th Viscount, xix, 329 Dillon, Charles Drake, of Lismullen, xix Dillon, Elizabeth (3rd wife), xxiv Dillon, Francis (Grandfather), xii, xiv Dillon, Lieu tenant-General Francis (Uncle), xvi Dillon, Colonel Henry, xix Dillon, Henry Augustus, I3th Viscount, xix Dillon, Isabella (2nd wife), xxiii Dillon, Sir John, of Lismullen, ist Bart., xiv, 9-10, 205 Dillon, Captain John, of Falmouth, 56 Dillon (Sir) John Joseph (ist Cousin), xi, xvi, xxiv, xxv, 7, 10 Dillon (Sir) JohnTalbot (‘MyFather’), ix-xiii, xiv-xviii, 5, 8-12, 20, 32, 40, 55-60, 67, 94, 154-9 passim, 163, 201, 267-8, 300, 309, 321, 323-6, 351, 359, 362, 396, 453 Dillon, Mary Barbara (‘My Step Mother’), x, xviii, 309, 324, 453 Dillon, Mrs. (n6e Voller, ist wife),* xxii Dillon, Theobald, 7th Viscount, xviii Dillon, Sir William, Bart, of Lismullen, xiv, xix, 9-10, 205 Dillon, William Mervyn (uncle), xii, xvii, 307, 393 Dillon Regiment, xix, 41 Dillons of Martinique, 242 Discipline, deterioration in, 174, 320, 327, 329, 336, 340- 1 * 35°> 355> 37°> 376, 450 Disting, Richard, Purser, 251, 254, 260, 269 Dobree, Commander Daniel, 297 Dobree, Captain (Fr.), 296-7 Dodd, Captain, 218 n. Dol, Bishop of, 196 Domett, Captain William, 152 n. Domingo (Pilot), 252, 256, 300-1 Dominica (Dominique), 241, 263, 268-9, 292, 295, 299, 303 ‘Don Juan’ (Poem), 214 Dorset, 3rd Duke of, xviii, 9 Double Head Shot Keys, 434 Dougan, Mr., 276, 278-9, 283, 305 Douglas, Captain Sir Andrew, xxxi, 2, 4, 11-60 passim, 101 n., 137, 152 n., 157 Douglas, Lady (Andrew), 43, 53 Douglas, Captain John, 377 Downs, the, 70, 363 Drake’s Island, 72 458 INDEX Driscol, A.B., 428-9 Dublin, 318, 328-9 Duckworth, Captain Sir John, 152 n., 434′ 436> 43 8~9, 442 > 446 Duff, Lieutenant Archibald, 326 Duff, Captain George, xxxiii, 320, 326-345 passim Duff, Mrs. George, 345 Duff, General Sir James, 331-335 passim Dundas, Captain, 433 Dunn, Captain Richard, 436 Durham, Captain Philip, 343 EDET, Captain Jean, 229, 231, 244 Edge, Captain William, 175, 190, 193, 195, 198-9, 200-201 Edwards, Captain Edward, xxxiii, 40 n. Edwards, Captain Valentine, 40 and •Eglinton, Lord, 99 [n. Ekins, Lieutenant Charles, 188 Elba, 228 n. ‘Eliphismatis,’ 334 n. Elliot, J., Mate, 138, 164, 180 Ellison, Thomas, A.B., 45 n. Elphinstone, Captain John, 152 n. Endeavour Straits, 40 English Harbour, Antigua, 251, 252- 261 passim, 300 Epaulettes, 196, 197 n., 441 Epsom, 316, 323 Equator, Crossing the, 78 Erskine, Henry, 155, 177 Evelina, 266 FAHIE, Captain William, 262 Falconer, William, xxvii, 55, 72 n. Falkland, Lieutenant Viscount, 405-8 passim Farnal, Harry, Midshipman, 42 Faulknor, Captain J., 254, 398 n. Fellowes, Mate, 367, 374, 389 Felucca, 427-433 passim Ferrol, xxv, 411 n. Finisterre, 2nd B. of, 147 n. First of June, B. of, xxix, xxx, 116- 154 passim First of June, Awards for, 150, 151, 152 and n. First of June, Criticism of, 117-8, 136, 160, 161 and n. First of June, Casualties at, 134, 138- 139, 144-5, 147 Fitton, Michael, Acting-Lieutenant, 426 and n. Fitzgerald, Lord Edward, 318, 329 Fitzpatrick, John, Boatswain, 134 Flag of Truce, 292, 296-7, 304-5, 372-3> 434> 437 Flemming, John, Quartermaster, 142 Flogging, xxxii, 23, 390 Foreign Seamen, 118, 142 Fort Royal, Martinique, 241-2, 244, 248-51, 288-9, 292, 298, 307 Fountain Hotel, Portsmouth, 205-6 Fox, Lieutenant Wrilliam (? Samuel), Francis I, Emperor, x [164 Freeman’s Bay, Antigua, 252, 273 French ships, size and build of, no, 114, 176 Furness, Mr., 261, 302 GAHAN, Robert, Mate, 188, 195 Gales, 90, 107, 108, 176, 208, 211-17, 378-9 Gambier, Captain James, xxxii, 63, 94-171 passim, 180, 185, 190, 197, 202, 267, 285 and n., 291, 323-4, 326, 348-51, 358, 360, 412, 452 Ganthaume, Admiral, 411 n. Gardner, Rear-Admiral Sir Alan, 126, 152 n., 191, 193, 195, 217, 218 n., 439 Gardner, Commander James A., xxx Gamier, Lieutenant Charles, 49, 52 ‘General Chace,’ 116, 123, 124, 175 General Service Medal, 152 n. George III, King, 28, 31, 153, 359 Gilchrist, Archibald, Midshipman, 84 Gillingham Reach, 171, 178, 180 Gillmor, Clotworthy, Midshipman, 318, 328 Goddard, Lieutenant Thomas, 233 Goddard, Sophia, xii, 393 n. Gomain, Captain, 384 Gordon, Lord George, xviii, 57 Gormanston, Antony, Lord, 40 Gower, Captain Sir Erasmus, 45 Grand Caymans, 378 Grand Fleet, the, 217 Graves, Admiral Thomas, 119, 152 n. Gravesend, 68 Gray, Lieutenant-General Sir Charles, 222 INDEX 459 Gray (? Grey), Thomas, Surgeon, 337, 343 Greenwich, 65, 91 n., 151 and «., 190 n., 200, 325, 350, 351, 361 Grenada, 223 Grindall, Captain R., 288 n. Grisnez, 70 Groix, Ilede, B. of, 174, 192-6 passim Guadeloupe, 222-3, 2 57~8, 2 6i, 2 ^2 » 272, 292-300 passim Guernsey, 107 Guildford, 54 Guns and Gunnery, 130, 133, 356, HAMILTON, Captain Edward, 368 Hamilton, Captain, 213 n. Hammond, Mr., 254, 255 Hamoaze, 71, 345 Hamond, Captain Andrew, 157 n. Hamond, Graham, Midshipman, 157 and n., 158 Hampstead, Commander John, 246, 301 Hanover Square, xviii, 41 Hardy, Lieutenant Thomas, 66-93 passim, 256, 325 Hardy, Thomas Masterman, Midshipman, 33 Hare, Lieutenant Charles, 36 Harris, Robert (? William), Surgeon, 187 and n., 210 Harrison, Mr., 316 Hartwell, Captain Francis, 59, 60, 62- 95 passim, 101, 142 Harvey, Bagenal, 319, 320, 331-3 Harvey, Captain Henry, 152 n., 191, 218 n., 242, 264, 279, 289 and n., 3<>3» 307. 308 Harvey, Captain John, 147 and n., 152 n. Harvey, Commander Thomas, 269 Hatton, Villiers, Midshipman, 418 Havannah, Cuba, 304-5, 412, 434, 437 Havant, xxiv, 7 Hawke, Admiral Edward, ist Baron, 147 n., 156 Hawke, Martin, 2nd Baron, xviii, 155, 267, 291, 300, 307, 323, 324, 423 Hawkins, Sir John, 419 n. Hawtayne, Charles, Midshipman, 96, 164 Hawtayne, Rev. William, Chaplain, Q6, 134 Haynes, Henry, Act-Master, 255, 262, 266, 295, 351, 358, 360, 364, 371, 373-5> 378, 396, 4°3> 4H Hay ward, Lieutenant Thomas, 44 Hempstead, see Hampstead Heneaga, see Anegada Herbert, Charles, Midshipman, 21 n. Hervilly, Comte de, 196 Hey wood, Peter, Midshipman, 44 and Hills, Emily, xxv [n. Hills, Dr. W. C. D., xxv-xxvi Hilt, John, Midshipman, 240 Historic Gallery, Pall Mall, 157 n. Holmes, A.B., 130, 138 Hood, Admiral Sir Alexander, see Bridport Hood, Captain Alexander, xxxi, 33-6 Hood, Admiral Lord Samuel, 28, 30, 32, 44 Hood, Captain, Sir Samuel, Bart., 33 n. Hope, Captain William, 152 n. Ho we, Admiral Richard, Earl, 19, 22-3, 25, 99, 109, 117-154 passim, 157, 160, 162, 167, 189, 218 Hudson, Lieutenant John, 352, 360, 362, 364, 366, 369 Hugues, Victor, 222, 223, 264, 293-9 Hugues, Mme Victor, 259 Hull, 354 Humbert, General, 339 Humphreys, Thomas (? Harry), Schoolmaster, 3, 4, 19-45 passim, 55, 178, 242 Humphreys, Lieutenant Salusbury, 272, 279, 282 Hurst, Lieutenant John, 200, 226, 228, 233 Hussey, Thomas, 30 and n., 31 Hutchinson, Major, 213, 217 Hutt, Captain John, 147 and n. Hyde Park, 453 Hyder Ali, 25 IMPRESS SERVICE, 65 n., 354 Inglefield, Captain John, 62, 69 and n. Intercommunication between decks, 116, 117, 132, 216 Irish Rebellion, 318-344 Iver, 149 Ivybush, 346 460 INDEX JACKSON, Sir George, Judge Advocate, 218 n. Jacquemel, 368 Jamaica, 293, 356, 358, 367-451 passim: see also Port Royal and Kingston James, Lieutenant James, 349 Jamestown, St. Helena, 79 Jasper Bay, 403 Java Sparrows, 86 Jekyll, John, Midshipman, 84-6, 95, in, 112, 119 Jekyll, Sir Joseph, 85 n. Jennings, Mr., 305 Johnston, General, 318 Jones, Master, 206 Joseph II, Emperor, x KAME, Midshipman, 3, 26 Keats, Captain Richard, xxxi, 4, 45- 52 passim, 281 Keen, Commander Robert, 330, 331 ‘Keeping a table,’ 322, 325, 438 Kelly, Midshipman, 70 Kempenfelt, Rear-Admiral Richard, 13 n. Kent, Duke of, xxiv Key, Admiral Sir Astley Cooper, xxi Killala Bay, 339 ‘King Coffee/ 298 Kingsborough, George King, Lord, 319, 333 ‘King’s Bounty,’ 65 Kingsmill, Vice-Admiral Robert, 328, 342 Kingston, Jamaica, 376, 423, 426, 446 Kingston, Earl of, see Kingsborough, Lord Kittoe, Commander Edward, 303 ‘Knots per hour,’ 368, 381 ‘LADY OF THE GUNROOM,’ 13, 17 Laforey, Captain Francis, 120 n., 301 n. Laforey, Admiral Sir John, 301 La Guayra, 402 n., 406 Lake, General, 319 Lancaster, 310, 316 Lane, Captain Richard, 228 Larkan, Lieutenant John, xxxiii, 104 and n., 151 Lauffer, Governor, 400 Laurence, John, Midshipman, 33 Lawrence, Lieutenant Jacob, 250 ‘Laws and Customs of the Sea,’ 97 n. Lay town, xvii Leclerc, General, 358 Lee, John, A.B., 131, 160 Legge, Captain Arthur, 145 and n. Leinster, Duke of, 329 Lemon, Mr., 344 Leonard, Midshipman, 28 Lestock, Vice-Admiral Richard, 156 Lieutenant’s Exam., 41, 42, 223, Lightroom, the, 121 [290-1 Limmers’ Hotel, 153 Linzee, Captain Robert, 12, 18, 250 n. Lismullen, xiv, 9 Lizard, The, 120 n. Lloyds, 153 Lobb, Captain William, xxxi, xxxiii, 95, 100, 102, 224, 255, 285-309 passim, 325, 348, 350-445 passim, 447> 451 Lobb, Mrs. William, 325 Lockwood, Antony, Master, 362, 364, 378 > 388, 396, 406, 416 Longford, Lord, 137 Long Reach, 68 Longwood, St. Helena, 83 n. Lorient, 194, 196 Louis XVI, King, 66 Loutherbourg, Philip de, 157, 158 Lunar Navigation, 229, 230 and n. MACARTNEY, Lord, 45, 178 McBride, Andrew, Schoolmaster, 229 McBride, Rear-Admiral John, 97, 107, 120 McDougall, Lieutenant John, 411, 420, 427, 433, 435-6, 447 McKenzie, Mate, 341 Macnamara, Captain James, 338, 434, 444» 450 Macnamara, Michael, 282, 305 Madeira, 365 Mainwaring, Lieutenant Jemmet, xxi, xxxii, xxxiii, 47-52 passim, 224, 235, 243, 248-288 passim, 291, 355 Maitland, Lieutenant-Colonel, 233 Malcolm, James, Surgeon, 144 Malony, Mr., 400, 432, 446 Malta, xxv Manby, Captain Thomas, 445-453 passim INDEX 461 Mangin, Rev. Edward, xxxi Manning, 65, 81 and n., 96, 174, 288, 354, 360-7 Manvers, Lord, xxiii Marie Antoinette, Queen, 191 Marie Galante, 222, 262-3, 2O4> 2 7 Z » 294 Marryat, Captain Frederick, xxxi Marshall, Captain Samuel, 59 Martin, Admiral of Fleet Sir Thomas, xxx, 298, 307, 343 Martin, Boatswain’s Mate, 384 Martinique, 222, 231, 241, 288, 298, 303. See also St. Pierres and Fort Royal Maskelyne, Neville, 230 n. Mason, John (? Charles), Midshipman, 14 Massie, Colonel, 432 Mates, 68 n. Mathews, Admiral Thomas, 156 Matson, Lieutenant Richard, 203, 204 Maude, Captain John, 70, 79, 101 Mendoza, Daniel, 42 Mewstone Rock, 108 M’Guire, Lieutenant William, 137 Middleton, Rear-Admiral Sir Charles, 96 n., 178 Middleton, Thomas, Midshipman, 103 Miller, Captain Simon, 262, 292 Miller, Mr., 452 Mill ward, John, A.B., 45 n. Milne, Alexander, Surgeon, 251, 253, 261 Milne, Captain David, 397 Milne, Lieutenant George, 251, 253, 258-9, 266, 269, 279-86 passim, 290-2, 302, 305, 397 Mitchell, Charles ? Asst. Surgeon, 186-8 Mitford, Rev. John, 55 n. Molloy, Captain Anthony, 140, 152, 169 Mona Passage, 386, 387 Monckton, Robert, Midshipman, 412, 413,417 ‘Monkey’s Tail,’ the, 336, 389 Montagu, Rear-Admiral George, 119, 122 n,, 160, 161 Montagu, Captain James, 147 and n. Montagu, Rear-Admiral Robert, 410, 425 Montagu, Captain William, 183 n. Montagu, Midshipman, 182-8 passim Montserrat, 299 Moore, Edward, Midshipman, 29, 30 Moore, Captain Graham, 343 Moore, General Sir John, 99 n., 319 Morne Fortune”e, St. Lucia, 234, 238, 240 Morrison, James, Boatswain’s Mate, 44 and n. Motherbank, 153 Mountjoy, Lord, 318, 329 Mulgrave, Lord, xi-x Munden, Captain Richard, 83 n. Murphy, Father John, 334 Mutiny, 174, 307, 320, 385, 411, 435 NAMUR, xvi Napoleon Bonaparte, 344 n., 357, 358 Nautical Almanack, 230 Navaza, the, 394, 451 Navigation, 224, 225, 227-8, 229, 230 and n., 311-15, 447 Needles, the, 102, 365 Nelson, Vice-Admiral Lord, xxxii, 175, 210, 301 n., 358, 394 n. ‘Neptune’s Raging Fury,’ 217 n. Nesham, Lieutenant Christopher, 51 Nevile, Lieutenant John, 159 n. Newfoundland, 452 New Providence, Bahamas, 391 New Ross, B. of, 318, 329 Nicholls, Captain Henry, 152 n. Nielly, Rear-Admiral, 122 n. Nile, B. of the, 345 Noel, Midshipman, 402 Nootka Sound, 8, 24, 25, 31 Nore, the, 68, 360 Norman, Lieutenant, 445 Nott, Lieutenant Francis, 403, 407 Nugent, Captain Charles, 218 n. Nugent, Lieutenant-Governor, 85* 284 O’BYRNE’S Naval Biography, xiii Old Head of Kinsale, 341 Ole”ron, Laws of, 97 n. Onslow, Lord, xviii, 309 Orange, Prince of, 200 Orde, Captain Sir John, 185-6, 188, I 9°> I 93~4» 2OO> 233 Orizaba, Volcano, 419 ‘Orlop, the,’ (poem), 55 n., 209 n. 462 INDEX Orme’s Gallery, 157 n. Orrerry, 39 Oruba, Is., 398 Otway, Commander Robert, 245, 394 ‘PADDY FROM CORK,’ 34 Pakenham, Captain Thomas, 137, 152 n., 329 Pallisades, Jamaica, 369 Papiemento, 409 Paris, General, 293-4, 29^ Parish Collector, 321, 324 Parker, Ann, 393 n. Parker, Captain Christopher, 58, 98 Parker, Admiral Sir Hyde (i), 393 n. Parker, Admiral Sir Hyde (2), 222, 369-7°’ 393-5 Parker, Admiral Sir Peter, xviii, 53, 65, 98, 218 n. t 325 Parker, Captain William, 152 n. Parker, Mr. (Magistrate), 344-5 Parole of Honour, 356-7, 418 Parsons, William, Captain’s Servant, xxi, 42, 53 n. t 252, 254-5 Pasley, Captain Thomas, 45, 104, 123, 152 n. Passage, Cork, 344 ‘Passing of the Gauntlet/ 23 Paul, Lieutenant Robert, 434, 436 Pawl(e), Lieutenant Christopher, 248 Payne, Captain John, 91, 152 n., 153, 182 Payne, Lieutenant William, 345, 412 Pen, the, Jamaica, 393, 395, 426, 430, 432, 438 Penrose, Captain Charles, 425 Petersfield, 149, 159 Pettigrew, Dr. Thomas, xxiv Peyton, Vice-Admiral Joseph, 96 Phillip, Captain Arthur, 243 n. Pigeon Island, St. Lucia, 231, 238-41 Pigot, Admiral Hugh, 368 «. Pigot, Captain Hugh, xxxii, xxxiii, 368 Pigot, Hugh, Midshipman, 21 n. Pigs on board, 397 Pitt, William, 174, 189 Plunket, Major, 350 Plymouth, 100, 146, 169, 198 Pole, Rear-Admiral Charles, 203, 208, 218 n., 242 Polly, John, A.B., 130 Pope, Daniel ?, Midshipman, 85 Popham, Sir Home, 415 n. Popham, Lieutenant Joseph, 252 Port-au-Prince, San Domingo, 450 Porter, Dr., 276, 279, 305, 308 Porto Cavallo, 368 Porto Pray a, 76 Porto Rico, 288, 289, 292, 366 Port Royal, Jamaica, 369-397 passim, 410-447 passim Portuguese Squadron, 162, 163 Potts, Captain’s Servant, 45, 50, 51 Power, Lieutenant Richard, 73-94 passim Poyntz, Captain Stephen, 394-5 Pressing, 354-5, 361, 374, 376, 380, 391-3 Preston, Lanes., 316 Prince of Wales (Prince Regent), 153, 182, 218, 219 Princess of Wales, 182, 351 Pringle, Captain Thomas, 138, 152 n. Prize Money, 41, 71, 75, 77, 101, no, 159, 160, 273, 279-80, 304, 306, 368, 372-3 and n., 393, 397> 42I > 444 Proudstown, ix-x, xix-xx Pullen, Lieutenant Henry, 102, 104 Punishment, 97, 98, 104, 389-90 Purfleet, 360, 452 Pusaye, de, 196 Pym, Lieutenant Samuel, 287 ‘QUASI-WAR/ the, 294, 357 Quiberon, 191, 196, 200 and n. Quiberon Bay, B. of, 156 Quota Acts, the, 174, 189, 321 RAIGERSFELD, Captain Jeffery, xxx Rainier, Commodore Peter, 119 Rats, eating of, 386 n. Ratsey, Edward, Mate, 164, 180, 181 and n. Ratsey, Lieutenant Nathaniel, 171 n. Ratsey, Lieutenant Restell, 181 and «•» 255 Ratsey, Lieutenant Robert (i), 180, 181 n., 365 Ratsey, Lieutenant Robert (2), 180, 181 n. Read (Lawyer), xvii, 8, 324, 362 Read, Lieutenant Roddam, 361-2 ‘Receiving Ship,’ 65, 361, 377 INDEX 463 Ribouleau, John, Midshipman, 80, 84-5, 89, 161, 170, 180, 351, 362, 396-7 Ribouleau, Peter, Midshipman, 29 and n., 349, 396 Riou, Captain Edward, 62, 69 and n. Ritchie, James, Mate, 102, 133 Roberts, Mr. (Father-in-Law), xxii— xxiii Robespierre, Maximilien, 223 Robinson, Marine, 363, 379 Roche, Jaqueline, La, 196 Roche, Father Philip, 319, 331, 334 n. Rochefort, 122 n., 223 Roddam, Vice-Admiral Robert, n Rodney, Admiral Lord George, 147 n., 267 n. Rodney, John, Midshipman, 267 n. Rogendorff, Count, 351, 359 Rogers, Captain, 261 Rogers, Lieutenant Thomas, 30 Royal United Service Institute, 426 n. Russel, Captain Macnamara, 236, 238, 264 ‘Russian Armament,’ the, 28, 31 Rutherford, Captain W. G., 299 Rutland Island, 344 Ryde, 148 ST. CHRISTOPHERS, see St. Kitts St. Croix, Virgin Is., 265, 306 St. Eustatius, 274, 275 St. Helena, xix, xxi, 62, 78-87 passim St. Helens, 71, 105, 206, 216 St. lago, Is., 76 St. lago de Cuba, 427-8 St. John’s, St. Kitts, 254, 258-9, 260, 261 St. John’s, Virgin Is., 265 n., 302 St. Kitts, 244, 246, 272, 300 St. Lucia, 222, 231-41 passim, 302 St. Omer, 264 St. Pancras, xviii, xxiii St. Pierres, Martinique, 241, 242, 288, 289, 307 St. Thomas, Virgin Is., 265 n., 281-5 passim, 305, 309, 365 St. Vincent Is., 223, 241 St. Vincent, Admiral Lord, 68 n., 75, 147, 210, 222, 437, 452-3 Saints, the (Is.), 222, 261, 264-8 passim, 293-4, 2 99, 303 i. Saints, B. of the, 62, 147 n., 250, 267 n. Salisbury Plain, 170 Sambo Bay, 371, 372 Sanders, George, Midshipman, xxi, 15-18 San Domingo, 223, 358, 385, 394, 423, 435, 437, 450, 452 Sandwich, John, 4th Earl of, 410 n. San Juan de Ulloa, 419 and n. Santa Marta, 372 Sayer, Dockyard Officer, 255 Scilly Isles, 90 Scott, William, Master, 193, 201, 203, 349 Seymour, Captain Lord Hugh, 143, 152 n., 167, 191, 196, 300 n., 393, 398, 400-4 passim, 410-3 passim, 416, 423, 425 Sheerness, 95, 184 Shield(s), Lieutenant William, 15, 17, 28 Ship, Gender of a, 62, 73, 125, 193, 258-9 ‘Shipwreck, the’ (poem), 72 n., 76, 77, 78 n., 87 n., 90 Sick and Hurt Officer, 144 Silver bullets, 143 Simmons, John, Purser, in, 113 Skallion (Rebel), 319, 320, 33 X ~3 Slave-ships, 89, 375-6 Smart Ticket, 390 Smith, Lieutenant Andrew, 151, 159, 162, 164, 166, 179-87 passim, 195 Smith, P., Secretary, 208, 228, 234, 235, 243 Smith, Captain William Sidney, 184 and n. Smith, Midshipman, 246 Smollett, Tobias, Surgeon, 247 n. Smyth, Thomas, Midshipman, 403, 411-2 Soldiers, Control of, afloat, 176, 177 Sombreuil, Comte de, 196 Southsea Castle, 2, 3, 32, 37 Southwark, xviii ‘Spanish Armament,’ the, 8 Spence, Acting-Lieutenant William (? Charles), 411, 416, 422 Spencer, George, 2nd Earl, 177, 324 Splaun, Richard, 344 ‘Splicing the Main Brace,’ 63, 108, 109 464 INDEX Stackpoole, Lieutenant Hassard, 338, 348 Stanley, Lieutenant Henry, 230-40 passim, 411 Star and Garter, Portsmouth, 149, 159 Start Point, 216 Staunton, Sir George, 45 Stevens, George, 213 Stevens, Mr., 316 Stopford, Captain Robert, 153 Strelitz, Wilhelmina, 405-9 passim Sub-Lieutenant, 68 n., 197 n. Sunday Observance, 101, 103, 104, 145 Sun Hotel, Chatham, 182 Superannuation, 5 n. Surgeons, weaknesses of, 118, 144, 337 Surgeons’ uniform, 247 and n. Sussex, Duke of (Prince Augustus), xxiv, 104 ‘Sweethearts and Wives’ (song), 89 Sydney, 243 n. Syllabub, 22 TAGUS, xxv Taheite, 40 ‘Taming of the Shrew,’ 260 Tandy, Napper, 343 Teed, Richard, Captain’s Servant, 72, 105, 163, 164, 166 Teignmouth, 164 Teneriffe, 75 Text of Narrative, the, xxviii-xxxiv Thornborough, Captain Edward, 343 Three Rocks, B. of, 319 Thurman, William, Master, 78 Tisdale, Lieutenant (Marine), 370, 398 Tobago, xix, 222 Tomlinson, Captain Nicholas, 323 and Tooke, Home, 155 [n. Torbay, 18, 22, 164 Tortola, Virgin Is., xxvii, 275-6, 278, 281-2, 284-5, 288, 303-10 passim Tortuga Is., 406 Tory Island, 342 Toulon, 143, 196 Toulon, B. of, 156 Toussaint L’Ouverture, 358, 385, 435 Tremenhere, Major Walter (Marine), 401 and n. Triangles, the, 414-6 Trinidad, 289 Tropic, crossing of the, 76, 229, 230, 365 Trotter, Thomas, Physician, 247 n. Troubridge, Captain Thomas, 120 n., 136, 142, 143 Truxtun, Captain Thomas (U.S.N.), 377 Turnbull, Lieutenant Governor, 282 Turreau, Monsieur, 423, 424-5 Turtles, 390, 392 Twysden, Lieutenant Thomas, 99, 104-5, 108, ni-2, 125, 128-9, 135, 145-6, 342 UNIFORM, 36, 66, 91, 103 n., 137, 196, 197 n. t 247, 346 ‘United Irishmen,’ 334 n., 335 Ushant, 119, 120 Ussher, Thomas, Midshipman, 228, 234> 377 VALENCIENNES, 157 n., 158 Vancouver, Lieutenant George, 31, 447 Vandeput, Vice-Admiral George, 218 n. Vanstabel, Admiral, 100, 122 n. Van Starkenberg, Fiscal, 402, 407-8 Vera Cruz, xx, 356-7, 379, 414* 4 I 5» 417-9, 424 Verdun, xviii, xx Vigie, St. Lucia, 233, 234, 236 Vignol, Sergeant, 41 Villaret Joyeuse, Admiral, 116, 124, 141, 189, 195 Villeneuve, Admiral, 411 n. Vinegar Hill, B. of, 319, 33°» 33 T > 335 Virgin Gorda Passage, 306 Virgin Islands, 222, 225, Part V passim Voice-pipe, 117, 216 Voller, Lieutenant Frederick (Stepson), xxiii Voller, Mr., xxiii WADDY, James, Master, 251 Wallis, Captain James, 400 Waltz, 432 n. Ward, Rev., Chaplain, 425 INDEX OF SHIPS 465 Warner Shoal, the, 206 Warrant Officers, uniform of, 103 and n. Warren, Commodore Sir John, 191, 194, 196, 285 n., 342, 347 Washington, George, 377 Waterford, 336 Waterhouse and Co., 400, 433 Waterloo, B. of, xxix Watkins, Captain Frederick, 254, 398, 400 Watson, Captain Thomas, 141 n. Webster, William, Master, xxxiv, 102, 103 and n., 106, 107, 134 Wells, Captain Thomas, 163-170 passim Wells, Mrs. Thomas, 169, 170 West, John, A.B., 131, 135, 139 West, John, Midshipman, 33 Wexford, 319, 320, 330-5 Wharam, Lieutenant James, 437, 451 n. Wicker, Midshipman, 89 Wilberforce, William, xviii, 94, 95 Willan, John, xxiii William Henry, Prince (William IV), xi, xxx, xxxiii, 273, 276 Williams, Captain Sir Thomas, 329, 336 Wilson, Charles, Acting-Lieutenant, 398, 411 Wilson, Captain George, 274, 299 Wingfield Baronetcy, x Winthrop, Commander Robert, 215 WTodehouse, Lieutenant Philip, 160, 161, 162 WTomen on board, 14 n., 96 Wood, Robert (? Jacob), Midshipman, 164 Woolwich, 452 Wylie, Hugh, Acting-Lieutenant, 426 YATES, Mr., Secretary, 401 York, Duke of, 88, 158, 176-7 Young, Arthur, xviii Young, John, Mate, 229 Yowell, William, Asst. Surgeon, 144 INDEX OF SHIPS Note: The letters in brackets after a ship’s name indicate as follows:—(Dan.), Danish: (Du.), Dutch: (E.I.C.), East India Co.: (Fr.),French: (Men), Merchant: (Pri.), Privateer: (Sp.), Spanish: (U.S.), United States. Vhen no bracket appears, the ship is ‘H.M.S.’ Abergavenny, 377, 426 Achilla (Fr.), 141 Africaine, xxviii Aigle, xxviii Aimable, 47 n., 235, 249-309 passim, 348 > 397» 445 Albacore, 214, 229 Alcide, n, 19-45 passim, 137, 178, 349 Alert (U.S.) (Mer.), 421-5 Alexander (Fr.), 192 Alexandre (Fr.) (Pri.), 229 Alfred, 214, 242 Ambuscade (Fr.), 343 Amrrica (Fr.), 141, 143 Amethyst, 360 Amphion, 400, 401 Amphitrite, 367, 406 Anson, 343 Apollo, 414, 416 Aquilon, 153 Arethusa, 59 n. Argo (Fr.), 120 Ariadne, 243-250 passim, 286, 326 Asia (Sp.), 367 Astrea, 227, 228, 231, 363 Audacious, 99, 106, 123, 151 Babet, 47 n., 285-287 Barbara (Whaler), 89 Barfleur, 152 Bedford, 203, 207 Belle Poule (Fr.), 59 n. Bellerophon, xxviii, 168 Bellona, 97, 274, 299 Bellone (Fr.), 343 Belmont (E.I.C.), 89 Berwick, 156 Bittern, 303, 304 466 INDEX OF SHIPS Blanche, 58, 59, 98, 254, 398 n. Blazing Star (U.S.) (Mer.), 304 Blonde (Fr.), 101 Boston, 59, 377 Bounty, 27, 40, 44, 45, 104 n. Brunswick, 45, 135, 147 Bull Dog, 281 Busbridge (E.I.C.), 89 Busy, 405, 406 Caesar, 123, 126-7, 140-1, 145, 152, 168-9 Calypso, 365, 366, 441 Camilla, xxviii Canada, 192 n. Carnatic, 242, 412, 430, 435 Carysfort, 120 n. Castor, 120, 136 Centaur, 62, 69 n. Cerberus, 338 Champion, 330, 335 Chasseur (Fr.), 294 Chatham, 31 Childers, xxviii, 418 n. Colossus, 208 Commerce de Marseilles (Fr.), no, 175, 209 Constellation (U.S.), 377, 397 Constitution (Fr.), 79, 80 Constitution (U.S.), 377 Coquille (Fr.), 343, 347 Courier National (Fr.), 245 n. Crescent, xxxiii, 223, 350-455 passim Culloden, 105, 117 n. Cumberland, 412 Curacao (Du.), 403 Daedalus, 243 n. Decade, 400 Defence, xxxiv, 93-171 passim, 285 Demourisque (Mer.), 120 Diamond, 185 Diana, 365, 406 Dictator, 299, 307, 361 Diligent (Fr.), 356, 380-386, 397 Discovery, 31 Duke, 44 Elephant, 27, 394 w. Embuscade (Fr.), 59 Endymion, 329-30, 336-7 Enterprise, 65 w. £0/2 (Fr.), 138 Etrusco, 252 Fishguard, 343 Flora, 285 w. Formidable (Fr.), 192, 227 Fowr Brothers (Pri.), 391-3 Freya (Dan.), 283 Friendship of Portsmouth (Fr.), 263-4 272-3, 276-7, 279, 282-3 Galatea, 339, 365 Ga/#o (Sp.), 367, 369 w., 397 Ganges (U.S.), 412 General Elliott (E.I.C.), 89 General Goddard (Mer.), 366, 369 Glenmore, 319—350 passim Glory, 125, 209-219 passim, 229 Grampus, 227 Guardian, 62, 69 n. Hasty, 349 H6be, 33-36 Hercule (Fr.), 33 w. Hermione, xxxiii, 368 Hindustan (E.I.C.), 46 Hoche (Fr.), 343 Horatio, xxviii Immortalit^ (Fr.), 343 Impetueux (Fr.), 141 Impregnable, 152 w. Indomptable (Fr.), 124, 126 Insurgente (Fr.), 377 «. Invincible, 137, 226 w. f 230, 252, 255, 257. 274 Jn’s (Fr.), 259 Jack all, 46 /ww, 33, 445-453 passim Juno (Mer.), 309-316 passim Jupiter, 182 Juste (Fr.), 141 Kangaroo, 339, 343 INDEX OF SHIPS 467 Lacedomonian, 268 L’Aigle, xxviii Lancaster, 339 Lanzarotte (Sp.), 378, 417 Lapwing, 274, 288 Latons, 101 ft. Legere, 399 Leopard, xxiii, xxviii, 70, 79, 87, 92 Leviathan, 143, 167, 434, 436, 439 Lion, 45, 46, 178 Lorn? (Fr.), 343 London, 181, 394 London (Whaler), 89 Lougen (Dan.), 418 n. Lowestoffe, 378 Magnanime, 343 Magnificent, 250 ft. Mangoff George (Fr.) (Mer.), 77, 101 Marlborough, 107, 135 Mars, 33 ft. Melampus, 163-4, 329, 343 Meleager, 356, 368, 370, 371-3, 403-5, 409, 414-7 Mermaid, xvi Minotaur, 177, 234 Mo/Jy (U.S.) (Mer.), 197 Montagne (Fr.), 141 Montagu, 100 n., 147 Montezuma (U.S.) (Mer.), 305 (U.S.) (Mer.), 426 Nereide, 398, 399-400, 434 Niger, 45-52 passim, 106, 145, 280, 338 Nimrod, 378, 390, 399 Northumberland (Fr.), 141 ft., 142, 148 Nostra Senora de Balem (Sp.) (Mer.), 412 Orion, 124, 163, 218 Pandora, xxxiii, 40 and n., 104 n. Pensee (Fr.), 249 ft., 251, 272, 297 Perdrix, 252, 255, 256, 262 Phaeton, xxiv, xxviii, xxix, 7 ft., 101 ft., 137, 140 Phoenix, 329 P^w0 (Fr.), 254, 398 ft. (Sp.), 157 Polyphemus, 341 P0r2 Royal, 426 Prince George, 163, 169-70, 179-209 passim, 210, 226 ft., 228, 349, 451 Prince of Wales, 153, 242, 290 Princess Augusta (Royal Yacht), 226 Prompte, 227 Prudente (Fr.), 243 ft. Quebec, 241, 261, 408 , 126, 134, 139, 147, 193, 369, Queen Charlotte, 23, 123, 135, 140-1, 150, 157 and w., 158, 180, 189, 192 Rainbow, 65 ft. Ramillies, 329, 339 Requi(e)n (Fr.), 288 Resolue (Fr.), 343 Resolution, 27 ft. Resource, 252 Retribution (ex Hermione), 368, 390 Revolutionaire, 147, 196, 342 Revolutionnaire (Fr.), 123 Richmond (U.S.) (Mer.), 417, 422, 424-5, 434, 444 Robust, 343 Roebuck, 252 , 69 E.I.C.), 87-89 Admiral (E.I.C.), 82, 89 Royal George (i), 13 ft. George (2), 126, 150, 189, 193, 195 ft. Sovereign, 134, 152 ft., 189 William, 12 Russel, xxi, xxv, xxviii, xxxiii, 91, 92, 153 S/. Albans, 184 S/. George, 447, 451 So//y (U.S.) (Mer.), 406 Sandwich, 68 Sandwich (Packet), 57 Saw Josef (Sp.), 176, 210 Sanspareil, 136, 141-3, 191, 393, 401- 402, 410-3, 416, 425 Marguerita, 437 Saturn, 8-19 passim, 28, 228 Sceptre, 40 ft. 468 INDEX OF SHIPS Scipio, 294 Seagull, 418 n. Seine (Fr.), 120, 397 Solebay, 394 Southampton, 28, 416 Souverain Peuple (Fr.), 195 Sparrow, 426 S/>*«*y (Whaler), 89 Suffolk, 119 Sulivan (E.I.C.), 89 Supply, 243 w. Surprise, 368 Syren, 416 Tamar, 298 Teneriffe (Sp.), 306 Terror (Bomb.), 236 Thalia, 288 w. Thames, 90, 91 Thetis, 60, 62-94 passim, 98, 142, 149, 162, 181, 256 Thorn, 245 Thunderer, 117 «., 151, 168 n., 218, 226-245 passim, 411 7tgr0 (Fr.), 193, 194, 195 w., 196 Tisiphone, 425 Topaze, 412 Trelawny (Slaver), 375, 376 Tremendous, 167 377, 393, 394 Trojan (Fr.) (Mer.), 73-4, 77, 79, 81, 89, 98 Tyrannicide (Fr.), 124, 126 Unicorn, 329 Valentine (F.I.C.), 89 Valiant, 98, 138 Vanguard, 100 n., 262, 292 Venerable, 185, 348, 350, 439 Vengeance, 236, 264 Vengeance (Fr.), 377, 397 Vengeur (Fr.), 135, 139 Veteran, 241 Victory, 28 168 w. Woolwich, 297 , 398 Zealand, 360 Zebra, 233 w.
Michael Lewis was born on 3 January 1890 in Freeland, Oxfordshire, the son of a vicar. He was educated at Uppingham and Trinity College Cambridge, where he took a BA in 1912 and an MA in 1924. In World War I he served in the Royal Marines from 1914 to 1919 becoming a Lieutenant. In 1913 he was appointed an assistant master at the Royal Naval College, Osbourne. In 1922 he was appointed deputy head of history at BRNC Dartmouth, and in 1934 he became Professor of History at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, where he remained until retirement in 1955. He was also a lecturer in naval history at the Royal Naval Staff College and Senior Officers War Course. He died on 3 February 1970.
He was an active member of the Navy Records Society, serving on its publications committee from 1938, as well as regular spells on its council. He was an equally active member of the Society for Nautical Research, chairing their council from 1951 to 1960. He was a member of the HMS Victory Technical Committee from 1955. He was the introducer on British TV for the American series of 26 30 minute programmes on navies in the Second World War, Victory at Sea.
His publications include
• England’s Sea-officers: the story of the naval profession (Allen & Unwin, 1939).
• The Navy of Britain: A historical portrait (Allen & Unwin, 1948).
• Sir William Dillon’s Narrative of Professional Adventures, 1790 – 1830, 2 volumes (Navy Records Society, 1953, 1956).
• The History of the British Navy (Penguin, 1957).
• Armada Guns: a comparative study of English and Spanish armaments (Allen& Unwin, 1961).
• The Navy in Transition, 1814 – 1864: a social history (Hodder & Stoughton, 1966).
• The Hawkins Dynasty: three generations of a Tudor family (Allen & Unwin, 1969).
• Spithead: an informal history (Allen & Unwin. 1972).
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