A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Grandy, Samuel
GRANDY. (Commander, 1837.)
Samuel Grandy entered the Navy, in Feb. 1795 as Sec.-cl. Vol., on board the Lion 64, Capts. Geo. Palmer, Edm. Crawley, and Manley Dixon, employed on the Home station; and, on subsequently joining the Overyssel 64, Capt. John Bazely, attended the expedition to Holland in Aug. 1799. During the latter part of the war he served in the Mediterranean, as Midshipman of the Diadem 64, Capt. John Larmour. From the renewal of hostilities in March 1803, until July, 1807, he appears to have been employed, on the Home and Baltic stations, chiefly as Master’s Mate, in the Thunderer 74, Capt Wm Bedford, Hibernia 110, bearing the flag of Lord Gardner, Ville de Paris 110, Capt. Chas. Aidham, and Prince of Wales 98, flag-ship of Admirals Edw. Thornbrough and Jas. Gambier. After participating, as Sub-Lieutenant of the Forward gun-brig, Lieut.-Commander Daniel Shields in the operations against Copenhagen, he became successively Acting-Lieutenant, in 1808, of the Lightning sloop, Capt. Bentinck Cavendish Doyle, Vulture, Capt. Joseph Pearce, and Alaart 16, Capt Jas. Tillard; which latter vessel, on 10 Aug. 1809 was taken, at the close of a very obstinate resistance of two hours, by two Danish brigs of war and a division of 15 gun-boats, near Fredericksvaen, on the coast of Norway. Mr. Grandy, whose appointment to the Alaart had been confirmed on 25 of the previous March, subsequently joined – 6 Nov. 1809, the Echo 18, Capts. Robt. Keen, Arden Adderley, John Haswell, and Thos. Percival, under the first of whom he contributed to the capture of the Capricieux privateer of 16 guns, near Dieppe, 11 March, 1810 – 30 July, 1812, the Primrose 18, Capt. Chas. Geo. Rodney Phillott, in which vessel he served, on the Home, north coast of Spain, West India, and American stations, until Oct. 1815 – 14 Sept. 1818, as Supernumerary-Lieutenant, the Severn, Coast Blockade ship, Capt. Wm. M‘Culloch – 22 Jan. 1822, the Coast Guard – 10 Feb. 1824, the Ramillies 74, Capt. Wm. M‘Culloch, under whom he again served, as a Supernumerary, jn the Coast Blockade – 20 March and 23 June, 1829, the Fancy and Harpy Revenue-vessels, which he successively commanded until April, 1832 – and again, on 3 May in the latter year, the Coast Guard. He left that service on advancement to his present rank, 2 Jan. 1837; but, returning to it, as an Inspecting Commander, 5 May, 1812, continued to officiate in that capacity until 1846. He is now on half-pay.
Commander Grandy is Senior of 1837. Agent – Fred. Dufaur.