A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Smith, Thomas (e)
SMITH. (Retired Commander, 1845.)
Thomas Smith entered the Navy, in Jan. 1794, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Brunswick 74, Capt. John Harvey. After sharing as Midshipman in Lord Howe’s action, he removed, in the following July, to the Robust 74, Capt. Edw. Thornbrough, stationed in the Channel; where he next, in the course of 1797-8, joined the Intrepid 64, Capt. Robt. Parker, and Royal Sovereign 100, flag-ship of Sir Alan Gardner and Sir Henry Harvey; to the latter of whom he became Flag-Lieutenant 5 Sept. 1800, the date of his first commission. In 1802-3 he served with Capt. Geo. Wolfe in the Galataea and Aigle frigates; in Aug. of the latter year he was nominated Flag-Lieutenant to Sir Thos. Graves in the Foudroyant 80; and in 1804-5 he was appointed to the Atlas 98, Capt. Wm. Johnstone Hope, and Orpheus 32, Capts. Henry Hill and Thos. Briggs. In the Orpheus he visited the West Indies, He was subsequently employed at Spithead in the Royal William, Capt. Hon. Courtenay Boyle. He was placed on the Junior List of Retired Commanders 26 Nov. 1830; and on the Senior 8 March, 1845.