A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Ham, William
HAM. (Lieutenant, 1815. h-p., 9; h-p., 32.)
William Ham entered the Navy, 8 Dec. 1806, as A.B., on board the Cuba 36, Capt. John Parish, on the Jamaica station; and in Sept. following became Midshipman of the Diomede, bearing the flag off Guernsey of Sir Jas. Saumarez; with whom, from March, 1808, until Dec. 1812, he further served in the Baltic as Master’s Mate of the Victory 104. He then, in a similar capacity, joined the Orion 74, Capt. Sir Arch. Collingwood Dickson, from which ship, after a continued servitude of more than 12 months on the same station, he removed to the Cressy 74, Capt. Chas. Dashwood. He subsequently cruized off the Western Islands and in the Mediterranean on board the Bombay 74, Capt. Henry Bazely; but since the receipt of his commission, which bears date 20 March, 1815, has been unemployed.