A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Christian, Thomas Hompesch
CHRISTIAN. (Commander, 1846.)
Thomas Hompesch Christian entered the Navy 20 Dec. 1824; passed his examination in 1833; obtained his first commission 14 Aug. 1839; joined, on 17 of the same month, as Additional Lieutenant, the Princess Charlotte 104, flag-ship of Sir Robt. Stopford in the Mediterranean; and, in 1840, served on shore during the operations on the coast of Syria, where he was also present at the capture of St. Jean d’ Acre. His after-appointments were – 7 Sept. 1841, to the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings – 15 March, 1842, to the Queen 110, bearing the flag In the Mediterranean of Sir Edw. W. C. R. Owen – and, 25 March, 1845, to the Superb 80, Capt. Armar Lowry Corry. He was promoted, while First-Lieutenant of the latter ship, to the rank of Commander 9 Nov. 1846.