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James Atkins

 
NationalityBritish
Date of Birth1777/05/02NBD1849
WifeBelle Sophia GreyNBD1849
ShipDate fromDate toEventSource
 1797/11 Entered the NavyNBD1849
Hornet 1797/111805/05Able SeamanNBD1849
 1803/06/211803/07/01Capture of St. Lucia and TobagoNBD1849
Grenada 1805/051808/12MasterNBD1849
 1806/02/15 Wounded in the chest by an eighteen-ounce shot. He later received a gratuiuty of £136.17 due to the severity of the woundNBD1849
Mosambique 1808/12/201809As Commanding OfficerNBD1849
Grouper 18091809/08/12As Commanding OfficerNBD1849
Lieutenant, 1809/08/12NBD1849
Grouper 1809/08/121811/10/21As Commanding OfficerB037
 1812/06 Returned to England as a passanger on the GloireB037
 1814/08/20 Placed on Half-PayNBD1849
 1819/10/22 Married Belle Sophia GreyNBD1849
Notes on Officer
Previous History 
Prior to his joining the navy James Atkins had worked in the Transport Service and had been involved in the reduction of teh Islands of St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenada
 
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
B037 A Naval History of the American RevolutionGardner W AllenBook
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