A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Goddard, George
GODDARD. (Lieut., 1810. f-p., 17; h-p., 29.)
George Goddard entered the Navy, 1 Oct. 1801, as A.B., on board the Amazon 38, Capt. Sam. Sutton, bearing the flag of Lord Nelson in the Downs; and, in March, 1802, became Midshipman of the Magicienne 32, Capts. Ogilvie and Henry Vansittart. From the following October, until his promotion to the rank he now holds, 3 Sept. 1810, he appears to have served a great part of the time as Master’s Mate, Acting-Lieutenant, and Acting-Master, in the Snipe, Lieut.-Commander Chas. Champion, Ruby 64, Hon. Capt. Gardner, Galykheid, Capts. Gardner and Wooller; Leopard 50, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Billy Douglas, Ruby again, Capt. Chas. Rowley, Antelope 50, Capts. Henry Bazely and Edw. Galwey, flag-ship for some time of Sir Wm. Sidney Smith, Challenger sloop, Capt. Wm. Bamham Rider, Polyphemus 64, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Bartholomew Sam. Rowley, and Sparrow, Capt. Joshua Ricketts Rowley, – on the Home, East India, Mediterranean, and West India stations. His after-appointments, we find, were – 26 Nov. 1810, and 29 April, 1811, to the Sappho and Pelorus brigs, commanded by various officers, in the West Indies – 30 May, 1815, to the Hydra troop-ship, Capts. Joseph Digby and Dan. Roberts, with whom he served, on the North America and West India stations, until 26 Nov. 1817 – and 26 Nov. 1823, to the Coast Blockade, as Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the Ramillies 74, Capt. Wm. M‘Culloch. Since the period of his quitting the latter service Lieut. Goddard has been on half-pay.