A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Lugg, William
LUGG. (Retired Commander, 1845. f-p., 22; h-p., 29.)
William Lugg was born 17 March, 1774.
This officer entered the Navy, 25 April, 1796, as Master’s Mate, on board the Star 18, Capts. Hon. John Colville and David Atkins. On his arrival in that ship at the Cape of Good Hope he was appointed, in June, 1797, Acting-Master of the Hope 14, Capt. Wm. Granger, in which capacity, and until his return to England in 1804, he continued to officiate, on the same station and in the East Indies, in the Rattlesnake 16, also commanded by Capt. Granger, and in the Sphynx 18, Capt. Thos. Alexander, Braave 40, Capts. Josias Rowley, Lord Augustus FitzRoy, and T. Alexander, Diomede 50, Capts. Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming and Sam. Mottley, and Tremendous 74, Capt. John Osborn. Joining next, in April, 1805, the Medusa frigate, Capt. Sir John Gore, he again sailed for the East Indies with the late Marquis Cornwallis; and on his passage out and home, although without the rating of Master’s Mate, he performed all the duties of Lieutenant, having confided to him the management of the chronometers and the lunar observations. Rejoining Sir John Gore (after a short attachment to the Hibernia 110, flag-ship off Ushant of Earl St. Vincent) in June, 1806, as Acting-Lieutenant, on board the Revenge 74, he was afforded an opportunity, on 25 of the following Sept., of witnessing the capture of four French frigates by a squadron under Sir Sam. Hood off Rochefort. He was confirmed a Lieutenant, 8 Nov. in the same year, in the Hyacinth 18, Capt. John Davie, stationed in the North Sea; and was subsequently appointed – 10 June, 1807, to the Bulwark 74, Capt. Hon. C. E. Fleeming, employed off Cadiz and in the Mediterranean, whence he invalided in March, 1809 – 4 Oct. and 1 Dec. following, to the Rapid 10, Capt. Mathew, and Namur 74, bearing the flags at the Nore of Vice-Admirals Hon. Sir Henry Edwin Stanhope and Thos. Wells – 6 Feb. 1811, to the Princess Caroline 74, Capt. Hugh Downman, under whom he escorted convoy to Madeira, and then cruized off Cherbourg until compelled by ill health to resign, 23 Jan. 1813 – and, 6 Aug. in the latter year, to the Queen 74, Capt. Lord Colville, which ship, on her return with the flag of Sir Fras. Laforey from the West Indies, he left in June, 1814. From Oct. 1835 until May, 1836, again, from March, 1838, until May, 1839, and from the following Oct. until Sept. 1843, Lieut. Lugg served as Agent for Transports afloat. He was the Senior Agent employed under Sir Wm. Parker during the campaign in China, where we find him landing the troops at Amoy and Chusan. He accepted his present rank 10 March, 1845.
From Oct. 1826 until May, 1831, Commander Lugg had charge of the hired packet Lady Wellington, under the control of the Post-office. He married in May, 1813, and has issue three sons and two daughters.