A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Herbert, John Fletcher
HERBERT. (Lieut., 1819. f-p., 12; h-p., 30.)
John Fletcher Herbert entered the Navy, 15 May, 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Thunderer 74, Capts. Wm. Lechmere, John Stockham (Acting), and John Talbot; which ship, after serving in Sir Robt. Calder’s action, and the battle of Trafalgar, passed the Dardanells With Sir John Duckworth in Feb. 1807, and assisted on that occasion at the destruction of a Turkish squadron near Point Pesquies. In Nov. 1808 Mr. Herbert became Midshipman of the Cheerful cutter, Lieut.Commander Carpenter, with whom he cruized off Yarmouth and in the Baltic until April, 1810. He was then for three years employed in the Theseus 74, Capt. Wm. Prowse, both in the North Sea and at St. Helena; and, from April, 1816, until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 29 June, 1819, he further served, the last two years and a half as Master’s Mate, on board the Martial gun-brig, commanded at Leith by Lieut. Robt. M‘Eardy. He has since been on half-pay.