A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Leroux, Frederick James
LEROUX. (Retired Commander, 1844. f-p., 17; h-p., 37.)
Frederick James Leroux entered the Navy, in Nov. 1793, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Charon hospital-ship, Capt. Geo. Countess, whom, after sharing in Lord Howe’s action 1 June, 1794, he successively followed as A.B., Midshipman, and Master’s Mate, into the Pegasus 28, Daedalus 32, Ethalion 38, and Robust 74. In those ships he served on the North Sea, West India, Channel, and Cork stations until the commencement of the year 1800; and, while in the Ethalion, was present, on the coast of Ireland, at the capture, 12 Oct. 1798, of the French 40-gun frigate La Bellone, after a sharp conflict and a trifling loss to the British. On 25 April, 1800, being at the time a Supernumerary of the Royal George 100, flag-ship of Lord Bridport, Mr. Leroux was promoted to a Lieutenancy in the Astraea armée en flûte, Capts. Peter Ribouleau and Alex. Campbell, under the former of whom he won the Turkish gold medal for his services in Egypt. Quitting the Astraea in Dec. 1801, he was subsequently appointed – 12 March, 1803, to the Utrecht 64, flag-ship on the Home station of Admirals Montagu, Patton, and Holloway – 31 Dec. 1804, to the Ramillies 74, Capt. Fras. Pickmore, in which ship he beheld the capture, 13 March, 1806, of the Marengo 80, bearing the flag of Admiral Linois, and 40-gun frigate Belle Poule – 17 Sept. and 3 Oct. 1808 (having invalided from the Ramillies in June, 1806), to the Cordelia 10, and Bombay 74, Capts. Thos. Fortescue Kennedy and Wm. Cuming, on the Home and Mediterranean stations – 5 Nov. 1809, to the Fame 74, Capts. Bennett, Hornby, Ferris, and Bathurst, also in the Mediterranean – and, lastly, 19 Nov. 1811 (eight months after his return to England), to the command (which he retained until 6 June, 1814) of the Ganges prison-ship at Plymouth.
He became a Retired Commander on the Junior List 26 Nov. 1830; and on the Senior 15 Nov. 1844.