Charles John Moore Mansfield (1760-1813)

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Charles John Moore Mansfield

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth15.11.1760 - Stoke Damerel, DevonHMS01
First Known Service4.6.1772HMS01
FatherSamuel Mansfield (1720 - ?)HMS01
MotherMary Hay (1720 - 1791)HMS01
WifeAnna Spong (1763 - 1841)HMS01
SonJames Hawkins Hughes Mansfield (1794 - 1834)HMS01
DaughterMary Mansfield (1792 - ?)HMS01
SonSeymour Herbert Mansfield (1789 - 1802)HMS01
Brother
George Vincent MansfieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1784
HMS01
Brother
William Moreshead MansfieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1777
HMS01
Brother
Barrington MansfieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1793
HMS01
Brother
Philip MansfieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1786
HMS01
Last Known Service17.11.1807HMS01
Date of Death23.4.1813 - Rochester, KentHMS01

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
13.12.1760 Baptised at Stoke Damerel, Devon.HMS01
4.6.1772 Entered the NavyHMS01
4.6.177231.8.1775
Kent (74) 1762-1784
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain's Servant		HMS01
1.9.177528.3.1776
Foudroyant (80) 1758-1787
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain's Servant		HMS01
28.3.17761.3.1778
Diamond (32) 1774-1784
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Midshipman		HMS01
1.3.177825.11.1778
Diamond (32) 1774-1784
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Master's Mate		HMS01
25.11.1778 LieutenantCSORN
16.3.177922.1.1780
Sultan (74) 1775-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1805 Renamed "Suffolk"
, Lieutenant		HMS01
6.7.1779 Battle of Grenada 
22.1.178011.9.1782
Fortunee (38) 1779-1800
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, First Lieutenant		HMS01
5.9.1781 Battle of the Chesapeake 
25.1.178226.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts 
12.4.1782 Battle of the Saintes 
11.9.178223.11.1782
Southampton (32) 1757-1812
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Second Lieutenant		HMS01
2.4.17837.4.1783
Irresistible (74) 1782-1806
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant ADM 6/23/44		ADM 6/23
7.4.1783 
Irresistible (74) 1782-1806
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/23/46		ADM 6/23
10.4.179228.6.1792
Assistance (50) 1781-1802
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant: On board from 12.4.1792 ADM 6/24/161		HMS01
1.1.179314.1.1793
Bonetta (14) 1779-1797
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer		HMS01
28.2.179318.7.1793
Stately (64) 1784-1814
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/215		ADM 6/24
19.7.1793 CommanderCSORN
19.7.179330.7.1794
Megaera (8) 1783-1817
British 8 Gun
Unrated Fireship
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/256		BWAS-1714
9.7.17943.9.1794
Ramillies (74) 1785-1850
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		HMS01
4.10.1794 CaptainCSORN
4.10.1794 
Sphinx (20) 1779-1811
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/25/92		ADM 6/25
4.10.17942.1795
Sphinx (20) 1775-1779
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		HMS01
3.179512.1798
Andromache (32) 1781-1811
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		HMS01
12.17981801
Dryad (36) 1795-1860
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
11.3.180317.11.1807
Minotaur (74) 1793-1810
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
21.10.1805 Battle of Trafalgar 
15.8.18077.9.1807Second Battle of Copenhagen 
17.11.1807 Retired from active service due to ill healthHMS01
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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:24

The following promotions have just taken place at the Admiralty:
Captain Mansfield appointed to the command of the Dryad frigate, Lord A Beauclerk having given her up. [Hampshire Chronicle, 10 December 1798]

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