A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Gore, John (b)
GORE. (Captain, 1825. f-p., 21; h-p., 29.)
John Gore (b) entered the Navy, in Sept. 1797, as Midshipman, on board the Santa Margarita 36, Capt. Geo. Parker, on the Irish station. He came home in 1802, after visiting the West Indies, in the Porcupine 24, Capt. Bridges Watkinson Taylor, and, prior to his return thither in 1804, served, further, in the Oiseau, Capt. Phillips, Nemesis 28, Capt. Somerville, and Culloden 74, and San Josef 110, flag-ships of Sir Edw. Pellew and Sir Chas. Cotton. Being confirmed a Lieutenant, on 10 Oct. in the latter year, in the Clorinde frigate, Capt. M‘Donald, Mr. Gore was next employed in that capacity, on the Channel, North Sea, Baltic, and Jamaica stations, in the Aimable 32, Capt. Sir Wm. Bolton, Stately 64, Capt. Geo. Parker, Prince of Wales 98, bearing the flag of Lord Gambier, Polyphemus 64, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Bartholomew Sam. Rowley, and Shark sloop, Capt. Edw. Henry A’Court. After the reduction of Copenhagen, where he had been present on board the Prince of Wales, he brought home, in Oct. 1807, the Nijaden, one of the enemy’s captured frigates. From 1 March until 17 July, 1809, he acted as Commander of the Thrush and Griffon sloops, in the latter of which he was engaged at the blockade and surrender of the city of St. Domingo. He then returned to the Polyphemus, as Flag-Lieutenant to Admiral Rowley, and was afterwards employed, still on the Jamaica station, in the Hebe, Capt. John Fyffe, Sapphire, Capt. Henry Haynes, and Shark, Capt. Morrison. He was confirmed (after having acted for upwards of seven months) in the command of the latter sloop, by commission dated 10 Oct. 1812. He left the Shark in July, 1814, for the purpose of joining the Emulous; the command of which vessel he resigned 3 Feb. 1815. Capt. Gore’s last appointment was, on 18 Aug. 1815 to the Saracen 16, employed on the American station, whence he returned home and was paid off in Dec. 1818. He acquired Post-rank 27 July, 1825; and was placed upon the list of Retired Captains 1 Oct. 1846. Agents- Pettet and Newton.