A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Dabine, Thomas Dymock Jones
DABINE. (Lieut., 1812. f-p., 41; h-p., 6.)
Thomas Dymock Jones Dabine was born at Glastonbury, co. Somerset.
This officer entered the Navy 29 Oct. 1800, as L.M., on board the Russell 74, Capts. Herbert Sawyer and Wm. Cuming, one of Lord Nelson’s victorious fleet in the battle off Copenhagen, 2 April, 1801; after which he joined the Puissant 74, guard-ship at Spithead, and became, 11 June, 1804, Midshipman of the Princess Royal 98, Capts. H. Sawyer and Robt. Carthew Reynolds, employed on the Home station. Removing, as Master’s Mate, in April, 1807, to the Procris 18, Capts. Eras. Beauman and Jas. Murray Gordon, he attended the expedition against Copenhagen under Lord Gambier, and subsequently proceeded to the East Indies, where he passed his examination in May, 1809, and was promoted, from his old ship the Russell, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Wm. O’Brien Drury, to the Acting First-Lieutenancy, 25 Sept. following, of the Samarang 20, Capt. Rich. Spencer. After assisting, 19 Feb. 1810, at the capture of Amboyna, Mr. Dabine was transferred to the scp (afterwards Akbar) 50, Capts. Thos. Gordon Caulfeild and Henry Drury, in time to command a detachment of seamen at the reduction of the Mauritius, and further aid at the taking of Java; off which island he captured, 21 Sept. 1811, with three of the Akbar’s boats under his orders, the French schooner Marie, carrying 2 twelve-pounder carronades, 24 stand of arms, and 12 men. His commission as Lieutenant being confirmed 8 May, 1812, he was afterwards, until placed on half-pay, in Oct. 1816, appointed – 1 Nov. 1812, to the Raven 16, Capts. Geo. Gustavus Lennock and Edw. Lloyd, in the North Sea – 11 May, 1815, to the command of the Telegraph Station at New Cross – and, 13 Sept. 1815, and 11 Aug. 1816, to the Esk 20, Capt. G. G. Lennock, and Royalist 16, Capt. Geo. Bennet Allen, on the Jamaica station. Since Sept. 1820, Lieut. Dabine has been almost uninterruptedly employed in the Coast Guard.
He married Miss F. Carpenter, of Bridport, co. Dorset, and has six children. Agents – Messrs. Ommauney.