Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen (1771-1849)

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Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth19.2.1771 - Campobello, Nova ScotiaODNB
First Known Service6.11.1793ODNB
Father
William OwenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1778
ODNB
MotherSarah HaslamODNB
Brother
William Fitzwilliam OwenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1788-1847
E-WIKI
Last Known Service11.12.1846ODNB
Date of Death8.10.1849 - Windlesham House, near Bagshot, SurreyODNB

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
6.11.1793 LieutenantCSORN
6.11.179318.11.1793
Fortune (16) 1780-1797
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Lieutenant ADM 6/24/281		ADM 6/24
19.11.17935.12.1793
Hannibal (74) 1786-1801
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/285		ADM 6/24
6.12.17937.4.1794
Hannibal (74) 1786-1801
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/24/289		ADM 6/24
8.4.179411.5.1794
Espion (16) 1793-1794
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, First Lieutenant ADM 6/25/27		ADM 6/25
19.9.1796 CommanderCSORN
23.4.1798 CaptainCSORN
23.4.17987.1798
Northumberland (74) 1798-1850
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
6.17988.1798
Irresistible (74) 1782-1806
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		ODNB
1.18015.1802
Nemesis (28) 1796-1814
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
5.18021806
Immortalite (42) 1798-1806
British 42 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
14.6.1803 Action of 1803-06-14 
14.9.1803 Bombardment of Dieppe 
17.7.180518.7.1805Action off Calais 
2.18061810
Clyde (38) 1806-1814
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
28.7.18094.9.1809Expedition to the Scheldt 
28.7.180912.1809Walcheren Expedition 
12.18101812
Inconstant (20) 1783-1817
British 20 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
4.18131814
Cornwall (74) 1812-1875
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1868 Renamed "Wellesley"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
1814 
Dorset (Lightly Armed) 1753-1815
British Lightly Armed Gun
Unrated Yacht
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1603
2.1.1815 Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the BathTKE1
11.18224.1824
Gloucester (74) 1812-1884
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Commodore, 		BWAS-1793
1823 Appointed Commander-in-Chief — JamaicaHJ-DB
27.5.1825 Rear-AdmiralODNB
18291832Appointed Commander-in-Chief — East IndiesE-WIKI
1832 Appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Orderref:1059
10.1.1837 Vice-AdmiralODNB
21.4.18411845
Formidable (84) 1825-1906
British 84 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral, 		 
30.9.184121.4.1844
Queen (110) 1839-1858
British 110 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral, 		W025
14.10.184127.2.1845Appointed Commander-in-Chief — The Mediterranean SeaE-WIKI
8.5.1845 Appointed Knight BachelorTKE1
11.12.1846 AdmiralODNB
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