A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Gore, Graham
GORE. (Commander, 1846.)
Graham Gore entered the Navy 27 April, 1820; served, as Midshipman of the Albion 74, Capt. John Acworth Ommanney, at the battle of Navarin, 20 Oct. 1827; passed his examination in 1829; and obtained his first commission 10 Jan. 1837. His appointments as Lieutenant, we find, were – 22 Nov. 1837, to the Modeste 18, Capt. Harry Eyres, lying at Woolwich – 23 Jan. 1838, to the Volage 28, Capt. Henry Smith, in which ship he assisted at the capture of Aden in 1839, and of the Bogue forts and Chusan in 1840 – 28 Oct. 1840, to the Herald 26, Capt. Joseph Nias, on the East India station, whence he returned home and was paid off in the early part of 1843 – 11 Dec. in the atter year, as First, to the Cyclops steam-frigate, Capt. Wm. Fred. Lapidge, employed on particular service – and, 8 March, 1845, to the Erebus discovery-ship, Capt. Sir John Franklin, with whom he sailed on a North-west Passage explorative expedition. He was advanced to the rank he now holds 9 Nov. 1846, but is still serving in the Erebus. Commander Gore was also for a considerable time First-Lieutenant both of the Volage and Herald. Agents – Messrs. Halford and Co.