royal_navy officer captain july british_royal_navy officer late eighteenth early nineteenth centuries serving american revolutionary war french revolutionary wars napoleonic wars service american war punctuated burning rhode_island face superior french squadron grounding hms santa following engagement french ships mid-atlantic war placed reserve spanish armament given command gun cutter stationed subsequent service career principally frigates engaged siege toulon raid hms participated captain later served ship line battle cape subsequently called evidence court martial sir battle suffered ill health remained shore duty appointed admiralty commissioner madras lengthy sea journey india exacerbated existing health problems died days arrival early life born son vicar somerset village reverend educated father age sent join royal_navy posted aboard gun second rate hms captain sir later formed close personal professional attachment subordinate continued military service years transferred frigate service new_england broken years earlier based britain opportunity action aboard hood ship career cut short august captain senior officer rhode_island ordered frigate beached burnt ships french fleet vice admiral appeared harbour rest crew transferred shore duties following week engaged ships fixed gun batteries bombarded british positions lost personal possessions destruction forced replace uniform wages navy refused provide compensation returning britain frigate hms pearl promoted lieutenant returned americas hms transferred soon hms santa west_indies shortly arrival grounded crew reached shore small boats ship broke rapidly lost possessions remaining shore service west_indies years employed aftermath appointed prize crew captured french vessel journey britain masts hull seriously damaged battle requiring lighter fitted guns removed fleet spare men man strong prize crew men pressed caribbean principally unfit service august separated rest prize ships heavy weather august encountered large french frigates guns guns vessels significantly ship line weight shot captain determined resist french attack preparing french approached french ships surrounded engagement contested wounded early officers following injuries short period officer remaining deck able successfully drive french away following failed attempt board left severely damaged state men killed wounded hurricane followed battle inflicted damage ship badly flooded food supplies threatening sink ship completely crew ill exhausted collapsed died manning pumps managed prevent remaining sailors fleeing decks carrying loaded pistols threatening men refused orders storm clear rudder masts torn away pumps unable pace water leaking battered hull weeks desperate efforts ship afloat food water supplies ran low hull began collapse fortunately men aboard tiny snow appeared approached ship line render assistance throwing cargo overboard captain worked supervise transfer remaining men wounded sick rapidly sank men lost operation leave disappearing minutes boat carrying reached snow set sail newfoundland crew passengers short rations arrived port day consumed water supplies french revolutionary wars peace versailles war ended placed half pay reserve suffering poor health caused ordeal retiring father house somerset employed spanish armament provoked rapid expansion navy initially commissioned frigate hms captain aftermath emergency given command gun cutter stationed married daughter commander couple son daughter outbreak french revolutionary wars transferred lord hood flagship mediterranean receiving promotion commander september serving siege toulon assisted removal captured french ships toulon harbour reward promoted post captain october given command newly captured stationed engaged french republican gun batteries november december toulon fell republicans december initially sent tasked carrying large number republican prisoners war malta crew difficulty controlling prisoners deliberately ship voyage arriving malta anchored leaking ship deep water guns port defensive batteries removed entire crew leaving instructions prisoners pump water repair damage ship sank prisoners repaired ship taken captivity malta transferred spent brief period frigate hms san returning britain command fourth rate hms paid arrival britain returned reserve temporary captain lion took command frigate ordered sail set sail family board old ship poor state repair struck gale english channel destroyed eventually reaching safety reduced reserve extensive repairs placed half pay reinstated temporary commander ship line immediate aftermath mutiny heavily involved uprising members crew sentence death facing severe punishment revolt consequently afraid life months slept loaded pistols assigned blockade brest continued perform service moved hms participated chase eventually led capture subsequently posted frigate hms early copenhagen august seized neutral merchant ship carrying cargo vessel legal state uncertain merchant claimed cargo condemned sold november attached force evacuated duke york army following failure expedition holland remained region observing movements participated raid july french frigates attacked squadron british ships harbour assault failed captured french frigate following cutter thirty volunteers fire sides successfully boarded french ship following surrender brought harbour sending crew ashore parole avoid having assign men guard brought britain commissioned royal_navy taking command new frigate attached fleet gathering sir lord nelson service baltic_sea sailing denmark march fleet anchored copenhagen april squadron nelson closed danish fleet anchored line battle protecting harbour ordered operate southern end danish line engaging shore batteries nearby ships attention focused main british battle line battle began april engaged firing gun hms isis succeeded inflicting considerable damage danish ship drew fire away battered isis abandoned danish crew engaged number danish shore batteries poor aim danish gunners fired frigate engagement badly damaged suffered men wounded battle danish fire shortly nelson began withdraw ships range number ships line grounded complicated region came assistance stuck hauled isis shortly forced remain days boats squadron spared drag free napoleonic wars peace remained service orders sail west_indies health beginning suffer resigned command returned family half pay outbreak napoleonic wars given gun ship line hms moved gun february attached fleet sir stationed campaign july sighted french spanish fleet vice admiral emerging fog attacked triumph line battle lines closed beginning general action eventually separating triumph heavily engaged melee spanish ships captured suffered severe damage light casualties killed wounded july briefly detached fleet chase away french frigate returning station battle line action resumed ordering fleet return britain aftermath battle faced court martial failure resume engagement called evidence questioned informed damage ship replied think proper time trouble admiral complaints health suffered long career sea returned sea december aboard triumph atlantic campaign squadron rear admiral sir ill health forced replacement sir returning family ashore initially given command sea king admiralty commissioner madras lord journey india broke health completely died july days arriving madras
Henry Inman (Royal Navy officer)