A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Jones, Herbert John
JONES. (Commander, 1846. f-p., 25; h-p., 18.)
Herbert John Jones entered the Navy, 24 March, 1804, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Queen 98, Capts. Theobald Jones, Manley Dixon, and Fras. Pender, employed at first in the Channel and afterwards in the Mediterranean under the flags of Rear-Admirals John Knight and Sir Rich. Bickerton. On his return with Capt. Pender to England in Jan. 1806, as Midshipman of the Royal Sovereign 100, he joined the Renown 74, Capt. Philip Chas. Durham, with whom he continued to serve for upwards of four years off Rochefort and again in the Mediterranean, where, in Oct. 1809, he joined in the pursuit which terminated in the self-destruction of the French ships-of-the-line Robuste and Lion. After a further attachment, for very brief periods, to the St. Domingo 74, and Dictator and Ruby 64’s, bearing each the flag in the Downs and Baltic of Rear-Admiral Dixon, Mr. Jones was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant by commission dated 23 Nov. 1810. His subsequent appointments were – 14 Dec. 1810, to the Jasper sloop, Capt. John Eveleigh, on the Portsmouth and Lisbon stations – 12 March, 1812, to the Sultan 74, Capt. John West, employed, we believe, in Basque Roads, where he continued until April, 1813 – 8 March, 1814, to the Conflict sloop, Capt. Abraham Mills Hawkins, which vessel, stationed off Lisbon, he left in April, 1815 – 1 May, 1830, and 26 Nov. 1831, to the Caledonia 120, and San Josef 110, flag-ships at the Nore of Sir Manley Dixon, under whom he served until paid off in April, 1833 – 12 July, 1836, to the Coast Guard – and, 22 May, 1845, again to the Caledonia 120, Capt. Manley Hall Dixon, lying at Devonport. Since the attainment of his present rank, 9 Nov. 1846, Commander Jones has been on half-pay.
He is married and has issue.