A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Crocker, Henry
CROCKER. (Lieut., 1812. f-p., 37; h-p., 6.)
Henry Crocker entered the Navy, 12 July, 1804, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Adamant 50, Capt. Geo. Burlton, on the Home station; and, on removing to the Resolution 74, attained the rating of Midshipman 2 July, 1806, and was present, under the same officer, at the bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807. In 1808 he joined the Trident 64, Capt. Campbell, in the Mediterranean, where he appears to have been successively transferred, until Sept. 1810, to the Kingfisher 18, Capt. Hepenstall, Theodosia, Lieut.-Commander Thos. Younger, and Ganymede 26, Capt. Robt. Cathcart. From May, 1811, until promoted, 7 Feb. 1812, he next served in the West Indies on board the Arethusa 38, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Chas. Stirling, and Polyphemus 64, Capt. Peter John Douglas, in which latter ship he returned to England. Being then appointed to the Brazen 18, Capt. Jas. Stirling, he visited Hudson’s Bay, and again the West Indies, on his arrival home from which station he was paid off in Sept. 1815. Mr. Crocker (who subsequently joined, 11 Feb. 1818, the Grasshopper 18, Capt. Henry Forbes) obtained an appointment in the Coast Guard 29 March, 1820; and, since his resignation of that office in 1833, has been successively invested with the command – 18 March, 1834, of the Wickham revenue-cutter – 22 June, 1836, again of a Coast Guard station – 4 Sept. 1838, of the Wickham again – 22 March, 1839, of the Syrian packet, on the Falmouth station – 27 Feb. 1843, once more of a station in the Coast Guard – and, 20 June following, and 29 Jan. 1844, of the Shamrock and Prince Albert, other revenue-vessels, in the latter of which he is at present serving.