A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Evans, George
EVANS. (Captain, 1838. f-p., 18; h-p., 18.)
George Evans entered the Royal Naval College 30 Sept. 1811; and embarked, 19 Nov. 1812, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Mulgrave 74, Capt. Thos. Jas. Maling, of which ship, then in the Mediterranean, he became Midshipman 17 Nov. 1813. From Nov. 1814 until the receipt of his first commission, 1 Jan. 1821, he served as Master’s Mate and Admiralty-Midshipman, on the West India, Home, East India, and South American stations, in the Brazen 18, Capt. Jas. Stirling, Ganymede, Amphion, and Magicienne frigates, commanded by Capt. John Brett Purvis, and Owen Glendower 42, Capt. Hon. Robt. Cavendish Spencer. On 12 April, 1823, he rejoined the latter officer in the Naiad 46, and in that ship he again sailed for the Mediterranean. While there Mr. Evans contributed to the defeat, 31 Jan. 1824, of the Tripoli Algerine corvette, of 18 guns and 100 men; and on the night of 23 May following he commanded the boats, in conjunction with Lieuts. Michael Quin and Thos. Dilke, at the brilliant destruction of a 16-gun brig moored in a position of extraordinary strength alongside the walls of the fortress of Bona, in which was a garrison of 400 soldiers, who, from cannon and musket, kept up a tremendous fire almost perpendicularly on the deck. The subject of this sketch, who assumed charge, 4 Dec. 1827, of the Lightning steamer, attained the rank of Commander 2 June, 1828. He was afterwards employed, from 4 Oct. 1832 until 1835, in the Rhadamanthus steam-vessel, on the North America and West India station; but since his elevation to Post-rank, 28 June, 1838, has not been afloat.
Capt. Evans is at present Conservator of the River Mersey. He married, 8 June, 1837, Mary, daughter of Admiral John Giffard. Agents – Hallett and Robinson.