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A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Chubb, George James

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1655091A Naval Biographical Dictionary — Chubb, George JamesWilliam Richard O'Byrne

CHUBB. (Retired Commander, 1840. f-p., 21; h-p., 32.)

George James Chubb entered the Navy, 22 Jan. 1794, as Captain’s Servant, on board the Charon 44, Capt. Geo. Countess, with whom he shared in the victory of the 1st of June. He continued to serve with the same officer, until towards the close of the war, in the Pegasus 28, Daedalus 32, and Ethalion 38; and in the latter ship was present, on the coast of Ireland, at the capture, 12 Oct. 1798, of the French 40-gun frigate La Bellone, after a sharp conflict, and a trifling loss to the British. In the Daedalus he had been employed, as Midshipman, on the coast of Africa and in the West Indies. From Sept. 1802 until Oct. 1805 we next find Mr. Chubb doing duty on the Home station, in the Amazon 38, Capt. Sam. Sutton, Loire 38, Capt. Fred. Lewis Maitland, and Majestic 74, Capt. Lord Amelius Beauclerk, flag-ship latterly of Rear-Admiral Thos. Macnamara Russell. He was then appointed Sub-Lieutenant of the Boxer gun-brig, Lieut.-Commander Rich. Wilbraham; obtained a full Lieutenancy in the Rattler 16, Capt. Jas. John Chas. Agassiz, on the Newfoundland station, 15 Aug. 1806; and was afterwards appointed, 10 Feb. 1810 and 2 Dec. 1811, to the Tartar 32, Capt. Joseph Baker, and, as First-Lieutenant, to the Nymphen 36, Capts. John Hancock and Matthew Smith, attached to the force in the Baltic and North Sea. In the latter frigate he forced the Hondt passage in March, 1814, and on that occasion assisted in getting off the Antelope 50, which lay aground under a torrent of shells from the batteries of Flushing and Cadsand. Lieut. Chubb was paid off 28 Aug. 1815, and, unable to reprocure employment, accepted his present rank 16 Jan. 1840.