Sir Horatio Thomas Austin (1801-1865)

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Sir Horatio Thomas Austin

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1801CSORN
First Known Service8.4.1813CSORN
WifeAnn Eliza Rawlinson (nee Hawkins)NBD1849
Last Known Service13.2.1850CSORN
Date of Death1865

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1.		Appointed Knight Bachelor
8.4.1813		Entered the Navy	NBD1849
8.4.1813	4.1814	Thisbe (18) 1783-1815 British 18 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Boy	BWAS-1793
4.1814	1815	Ramillies (74) 1785-1850 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , 1st Class Volunteer	BWAS-1793
14.12.1814		Battle of Lake Borgne
1.1822	9.9.1822	Alacrity (10) 1818-1835 British 10 Gun Unrated Sloop , Acting Lieutenant	BWAS-1793
9.9.1822		Lieutenant	NBD1849
9.9.1822	1823	Alacrity (10) 1818-1835 British 10 Gun Unrated Sloop , Lieutenant	BWAS-1793
1823	24.4.1824	Creole (36) 1813-1833 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Lieutenant	BWAS-1793
24.4.1824	1.8.1825	Fury (12) 1814-1825 British 12 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel , First Lieutenant	BWAS-1793
1.8.1825		Placed on Half-Pay	NBD1849
12.12.1827	26.5.1831	Chanticleer (10) 1808-1871 British 10 Gun Unrated Sloop 1863 Renamed "CGWV no.5" , Acting Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
12.12.1827	26.5.1831	Chanticleer (10) 1808-1871 British 10 Gun Unrated Sloop 1863 Renamed "CGWV no.5" , First Lieutenant	BWAS-1793
26.5.1831		Commander	NBD1849
8.11.1831		Married Ann Eliza	NBD1849
27.11.1832		Obtained command of the Salamander Steamer	NBD1849
30.1.1834		Obtained command of the Medea Steamer	NBD1849
30.1.1834		Medea (4) 1833-1867 British 4 Gun Unrated Paddle Steamer , Commander, and Commanding Officer	B177
28.6.1838		Captain	NBD1849
19.11.1839		Obtained command of the Cyclops Steamer	NBD1849
1840		Appointed Knight Bachelor	NBD1849
25.1.1848	13.2.1850	Blenheim (74) 1813-1865 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B177Charles Boswell Norman, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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