A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Hunn, Frederick
HUNN. (Captain, 1822. f-p., 18; h-p., 26.)
Frederick Hunn is son of the late Mr. Hunn, formerly of Exeter, by a lady nearly related to the Sheridan family, who had been twice before married – the first time to Geo. Canning, Esq., Barrister-at-law, the father of the future Prime Minister.
This officer entered the Navy, in Dec. 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Dolphin sloop, Capt. John Shortland, with whom he continued to serve in the Trompeuse and Squirrel, on the Irish, African, and North American stations until Nov. 1808. After cruizing for 12 months in the Channel as Midshipman and Master’s Mate of the Surveillante 38, Capt. Sir Geo. Ralph Collier, he joined the Caledonia 120, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Fras. Pickmore off Cadiz, where, on 2 May and 1 June, 1810, he was successively appointed Acting-Lieutenant of the Zealous and Achille 74’s, Capts. Thos. Boys and Sir Rich. King. In Jan. 1811 he removed in a similar capacity to the Lavinia frigate, Capt. Geo. Digby, stationed in the Mediterranean; and on 5 April, 1811, he was confirmed into his former ship, the Achille, then commanded by Capt. Aiskew Paffard Hollis, under whom we find him employed for 18 months at the blockade, in Venice, of three line-of-battle ships and a frigate ready for sea. His next appointment was, 10 April, 1813, to the Royal George 100, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Pickmore, also on the Mediterranean station. Obtaining a second promotal commission 27 Aug. 1814, Capt. Hunn, on 14 Aug. 1818, and 25 June, 1822, was awarded the command of the Redwing and Pandora sloops, of 18 guns each, on the St. Helena, Cork, and Newfoundland stations. He acquired Post-rank 26 Dec. 1822; and from 28 Nov. 1823, until May, 1827, had the further command of the Tweed 28, on the South American, Irish, and Jamaica stations; on which last he captured, in 1826, a fine schooner with 276 slaves on board. He accepted the retirement 1 Oct. 1846.
Capt. Hunn married, in Oct. 1814, Emma, only daughter of Vice-Admiral Pickmore. Agents – Messrs. Chard.