A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Herrick, Edward
HERRICK. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 21; h-p., 21.)
Edward Herrick is brother of Commander Wm. Henry Herrick, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 18 June, 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Revenge 74, Capts. Robt. Moorsom, Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming, John Gore, Hon. Chas. Paget, and John Nash. After participating, as Midshipman, in the action off Trafalgar, witnessing also Lord Cochrane’s destruction of the French shipping in Basque Roads, and serving in the batteries during the operations against Flushing, he sailed in 1811 for the East Indies, on board the Dromedary store-ship, Master-Commander Pritchard. On his arrival on that station he joined the Illustrious 74, bearing the broad pendant first of Commodore Wm. Robt. Broughton and the flag afterwards of Rear-Admiral Sir Sam. Hood. He returned to England in March, 1813, in the Modeste 38, Capt. Jas. Coutts Crawford, and, between May, 1814, and June, 1815, was next employed, latterly as Master’s Mate, in the President frigate, Capt. Arch. Duff, on the Cork station. He then took up a commission bearing date 3 Feb. 1815, but did not again go afloat until appointed, 6 Aug. 1830, to the Prince Regent 120, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Wm. Parker in the river Tagus. The latter ship being paid off 21 Feb. 1832, he subsequently joined – 29 June, 1832, as First-Lieutenant, the Champion 18, Capt. Hen. Arthur Duncombe, with whom he served in the Mediterranean until 16 Dec. 1834 – 18 March, 1836, in a similar capacity, the Minden 74, Capt. Alex. Renton Sharpe, frcm which ship, fitting at Plymouth, he was immediately superseded – 13 July, 1838, the Astraea 6, Capt. Jas. Hanway Plumridge, employed as a packet on the Falmouth station – and, 4 Jan. 1840 the Express, another Falmouth packet, which he himself commanded, with the exception, we believe of some months in 1843-4, until June, 1846. He has since been on half-pay.
Lieut. Herrick married, in 1836, Charlotte, only daughter of the late Capt. Thos. Alexander, R.N., C.B., and niece of Commander Nicholas Alexander, R.N. Agents – Messrs. Ommanney.