A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Millett, John
MILLETT. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 19; h-p., 22.)
John Millett entered the Navy, 19 Feb. 1806, as Midshipman, on board the Experiment receiving-ship at Falmouth, Lieut.-Commanders Jas. Manderson and Jas. Fagan; and in the course of the same year, after having cruized for a short time in the Gibraltar 80, Capt. Wm. Lukin, joined the Mars 74, commanded at first by the same officer, and next by Capts. Jas. Katon, John Surman Carden, and Henry Raper [errata 1]. Continuing in that ship until April, 1812, he served with a squadron under Sir Sam. Hood at the capture, off Rochefort, 25 Sept. 1806, of four heavy French frigates, two of which, the Gloire 46 and Infatigable 44, struck to the Mars – accompanied the expedition of 1807 to Copenhagen, where, throughout the siege, he was actively employed in command of the boats – was much engaged in affording protection to the Baltic trade – and when at Lisbon, in 1810, was sent on shore on detached service at Fort St. Juliaõ. After a short attachment at Portsmouth to the Goliath 74, Capt. Edw. Leveson Gower, he removed in June, 1812, to the Cossack 22, Capt. Wm. King, off Cadiz; and in Dec. of the same year he became Master’s Mate of the Aboukir 74, Capts. Geo. Parker and Norborne Thompson. In that ship, in April 1814, Mr. Millett witnessed the fall of Genoa. He took up, in May 1815, a commission bearing date 15 Feb. in that year; was next, from 22 Jan. 1825 until May, 1827 employed in the Coast Blockade as Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the Ramillies 74, Capts. Wm. M‘Culloch and Hugh Pigot; and since 24 Oct. 1840 has been in command of a station in the Coast Guard.
He married, 16 April, 1832, a daughter of ___ Cole, Esq., Purser and Paymaster R.N.