A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Healy, John
HEALY. (Retired Commander, 1839. f-p., 14; h-p., 35.)
John Healy died 27 April, 1846, at Bordeaux, aged 70.
This officer entered the Navy, 8 July, 1797, as A.B., on board the Monmouth 64, Capts. Lord Northesk, Jas. Walker, Robt. Deans, and Geo. Hart, and on 11 of the following Oct. fought as Midshipman in the action off Camperdown. After attending the expedition of 1799 to the Holder, he again, from Aug. 1800 until April, 1802, served with Capts. Walker and Lord Northesk, in the Prince 98. Proceeding then to the Cape of Good Hope in the Imogene 18, Capt. Hen. Vaughan, Mr. Healy served on that and the Indian stations for a period of five years on board the Lancaster 64, Centurion 50, and Trident 64, bearing the flags of Sir Roger Curtis and Vice-Admiral Rainier, Grampus 50, Capt. Thos. Gordon Caulfeild (of which ship he was created a Lieutenant 26 Feb. 1805), and Sceptre 74, Capt. Joseph Bingham. He was lastly, from Aug. 1808 until he invalided in Oct. 1812, employed, at home and in the West Indies, chiefly as First-Lieutenant, in the Neptune 98, Capt. Sir Thos. Williams, Latona frigate, Capts. Jas. Athol Wood and Hugh Pigot, York 74, Capt. Robt. Barton, Vesuvius bomb, Capt. Saunders, Aboukir 74, Capt. Geo. Parker, and Vestal 28, armée en flûte Capt. Sam. Bartlett Deeckar. He accepted the rank of Retired Commander 12 Sept. 1839. Agents – Messrs. Ommanney.