A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Townsend, Thomas
TOWNSEND. (Retired Commander, 1848. f-p. 13;[1] h-p., 34.)
Thomas Townsend died about April, 1848.
This officer entered the Navy, in Aug. 1800, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Glenmore 44, Capts. Geo. Duff and John Talbot, employed on the Cork station; where he served from May, 1803 (he had been discharged from the Glenmore in April, 1802), until May, 1808, in the Dryad 36, Capts. John Giffard and Adam Drummond – part of the time as Midshipman and Master’s Mate. He then joined the Diomede 50, flag-ship of Sir Edm. Nagle off Guernsey; and in the course of the same month, May, 1808, he was nominated Acting-Lieutenant of the Sheldrake 16, Capts. John Thicknesse and Jas. Pattison Stewart; to which vessel, employed chiefly in the Baltic, he was confirmed 27 June, 1809. His succeeding appointments were – 29 Aug. 1810, for nine months, to the Revenge 74, Capt. Jas. Nash, off Cherbourg – 21 May, 1812, to the Fox 32, Capt. Paterson, on the north coast of Spain – 16 Sept. following, to the Superb 74, Capt. Hon. Chas. Paget, in the Channel – and 28 April, 1814, to the Achille 74, Capt. Aiskew Paffard Hollis, stationed on the coast of Brazil, whence he returned to England and was paid off in Sept. 1815. In April, 1817, he obtained command of the Beresford Revenue cruizer. He was placed on the list of Retired Commanders 5 Jan. 1848.
- ↑ Exclusive of his services in the Revenue.