Richard Dalling Dunn (d. 1813)

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Richard Dalling Dunn

Nationality	British
Date of Death	1813/06	BWAS-1793

Ship	Date from	Date to	Event	Source
Lieutenant, 1790/11/17	W032
Commander, 1798/12/24	W032
Aurore	1798/12/24	1799/05	As Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
Incendiary	1799/12	1801/01/29	As Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
Fairy	1801		As Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
Captain, 1801/10/29	W032
Southampton	1801/10/29	1801/11	As Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
Leviathan	1802	1803/12	As Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
Hercule	1804/01	1806	As Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
Formidable	1804/09	1805/05	As Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
Acasta	1805/05	1806/09	As Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
	1806/02/06		Action of San Domingo	BWAS-1793
Royal George	1806/08	1808	As Commanding Officer	BWAS-1714
Armide	1810/08	1812/09	As Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793
	1810/09/27		Action of 1810-09-27	BWAS-1793
Dublin	1812/09	1813/06	As Commanding Officer	BWAS-1793

Sources
ID	Description	Author	Type
BWAS-1793	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817	Rif Winfield	Book
W032	Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy	David Bonner Smith	Web Site
BWAS-1714	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792	Rif Winfield	Book

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Posted by Geoff Ayres on Sunday 6th of May 2012 20:39

Dalling or Dauling Dunn, of Teigngrace Devon & St Margarets Westminster.
Married at Teigngrace 4 Feb 1811 to Charlotte Frances Templer.
Dunn Bay in Australia is named after him.
Flag Captain to Admiral Duckworth.
Last command HMS Dublin, a brand new 78 gun ship of the line (launched 13 Feb 1812)
Previously- Fairy, Thalia 36? Incendiary 14 (28), Armide 38, Southampton 32, Leviathan74, Hibernia 120, L'Hercule 74, Acasta 40, Royal George 100, Formidable 90.
Court Martial after capture of Incendiary 28, but acquitted (only carrying 14 guns).
His memorial carries arms of John Dun of Perth, granted ab.1803.
Born in 1767, he entered the Navy on 9 December 1779, as a Supernumerary, on board the Sybil.
Midshipman or Master's Mate on 26 September 1781.
Examination on 1 October 1788, at Somerset House, Westminster
Died at Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon 11 June 1813.
Buried at Teigngrace 24 June 1813, memorial in church.

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