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A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Hyne, Thomas Madge

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1764019A Naval Biographical Dictionary — Hyne, Thomas MadgeWilliam Richard O'Byrne

HYNE. (Lieutenant, 1822. f-p., 11; h-p., 25.)

Thomas Madge Hyne entered the Navy, 13 April, 1811, as Ordinary, on board the Royal George 100, Capt. John Clavell, with whom, after a brief attachment to the Lauristinus 24, he was for six years employed on the Mediterranean, North American, and East India stations, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, in the Orlando 36. He then, in 1817, returned to England with Capt. Chas. Henry Pemberton in the Melville 74; and between the month of Sept. in the following year and his official promotion, which took place 4 June, 1822, he was employed on the West India, Home, and African stations, latterly in the capacity of Acting-Lieutenant, on board the Bann 20, Capt. Andrew Mitchell, Shearwater 10, Capt. Douglas Cox, Queen Charlotte 100, Capt. Thos. Briggs, Severn 40, Coast Blockade ship, Capt. Wm. M‘Culloch, and Iphigenia 42, Commodore Sir Robt. Mends, by whom he was intrusted for a short time with the command of the Snapper, a small vessel. He left the Iphigenia in the course of the month last mentioned; and (with the exception of a reemployment for about twelve months in 1829-30 in the Coast Guard as Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the Hyperion 42, Capt. Wm. Jas. Mingaye) has since been on half-pay.