A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Currie, Thomas Metcalfe
CURRIE. (Commander, 1835. I-P., 22; h-p., 13.)
Thomas Metcalfe Currie died 13 May, 1846, at Haslar, aged 46.
This officer entered the Navy, 22 Nov. 1811, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Bellona 74, Capt. John Erskine Douglas, in which ship, and as Midshipman of the Prince of Wales 98, he served, with the same officer, in the North Sea and Mediterranean, until July, 1814. Joining, then, the Bombay 74, Capt. Henry Bazely, he escorted the British garrison from Madeira to England; after which he became in succession attached – on the Home, West India, South American, Mediterranean, and East India stations – to the Nautilus 18, Capt. John Bradly, Shark, Capts. Chas. Strangways and Alex. Campbell, Sabine 16, Capt. W. Hall, Royalist and Rifleman brigs, both commanded by Capt. Houston Stewart, Salisbury 50, and Vengeur 74, flag-ships of Rear-Adms. J. E.Douglas and Robt. Waller Otway, and Glasgow 50, Capt. Bentinck Cavendish Doyle. Assuming the rank of Lieutenant 23 July, 1825, Mr. Currie joined, 1 Dec. following, the Menai 26, Capt. Houston Stewart, at Halifax; and he was subsequently appointed Senior, 13 Nov. 1827, of the Clio 18, Capt. Robt. Deans, off Cork – 28 April, 1829, and 15 March, 1830, of the Sparrowhawk 18, Capt. Thos. Gill, and Ranger 28, Capt. Wm. Walpole, on the Jamaica station – 2 Oct. 1831, again of the Sparrowhawk, Capts. Dawson Mayne. and Thos. Maitland – and 25 June, 1833, and 16 Feb. 1834, of the Vernon 50, and President 52, Capts. Sir Geo. Augustus Westphal and Jas. Scott, employed in North America and the West Indies. Commander Currie, who, for some months in 1831, had held the acting command of the Falcon sloop at Jamaica, obtained his second promotal commission 7 Aug. 1835. . His last appointment was, 18 March, 1836, to the Second-Captaincy of the Vanguard 80, Capt. Hon. Duncombe Pleydell Bouverie, fitting for the Mediterranean, from which ship he was superseded 1 Sept. following. Agent – J. Hinxman.