A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Gore, John (a)
GORE. (Captain, 1821. f-p., 22; h-p., 36.)
John Gore (a) entered the Navy, 3 June, 1789, as A.B., on board the Guardian, Lieut.-Commander Edw. Riou, of which ship, employed in conveying provisions to New South Wales, he successively became Midshipman and Master’s Mate. While next attached, from July, 1791, until Sept. 1793, to the Assistant armed tender, Lieut.-Commander Nathaniel Portlock, we find him engaged, in company with H.M.S. Providence, in carrying the bread-fruit plant to the West Indies. From the latter date, until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 19 Aug. 1795, he served, on the Home station, in the Resolution, Arrogant, and Defence 74’s, Capts. Cumming, Jas. Hawkins Whitshed, and Thos. Wells, and in the Namur 98, Capt. J. H. Whitshed. His subsequent appointments were, on the Channel, West India, and South American stations – 19 Aug. 1795, to the Minerva frigate, Capt. Thos. Peyton – 27 Dec. 1796, to the Ramillies 74, Capts. Sir Rich. Bickerton and Bartholomew Sam. Rowley – in the course of 1799, to the Formidable 98, Capt. J. H. Whitshed, Melampus 36, Capt. Graham Moore, and Téméraire 98, flag-ship of Admirals J. H. Whitshed, Sir John Warren, and Geo. Campbell – 11 July,, 1803, after nine months of half-pay, to the Indefatigable 44, Capts. Graham Moore and John Tremayne Rodd – and, 29 Oct. 1805, and 30 July, 1807, to the Fame and Marlborough 74’s, both commanded by Capt. G. Moore, under whom, in the last-mentioned ship, he escorted the Royal Family of Portugal to the Brazils. When with the same officer in the Indefatigable, Mr. Gore appears to have contributed to the capture of three Spanish frigates laden with treasure, and the destruction of a fourth, off Cape St. Mary, 5 Oct. 1804; and to have been recommended in the strongest manner for his conduct on that occasion.[1] He attained the rank of Commander 23 June, 1808, but did not again go afloat until appointed, 13 Feb. 1818, to the Dotterel 18, on the St. Helena station, where he served until promoted to Post-rank, 19 July, 1821. Capt. Gore accepted the Retirement 1 Oct. 1846. Agents – Pettet and Newton.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1804, p. 1310.