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A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Moore, Paul Wollond

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1840389A Naval Biographical Dictionary — Moore, Paul WollondWilliam Richard O'Byrne

MOORE. (Lieutenant, 1822. f-p., 8; h-p., 29.)

Paul Wollond Moore died at the close of 1846.

This officer entered the Navy, 13 Feb 1810, as Fst.-Cl. Vol. on board the Poictiers 74, Capt. (afterwards Admiral) Sir John Poo Beresford, in which ship he was four years employed off Brest and Lisbon, in Basque Roads, off Flushing and the Texel, and on the coast of America – assisting, as Midshipman, during that period, at the capture, among other vessels, of the U.S. ship Wasp, of 20 guns, and the late British brig-of-war Frolic. He next, from Feb. 1814, until May, 1816, served on the American, Mediterranean, and Home stations in the Tonnant 80 and Asia 74, both commanded by Capt. Alex. Skene, Granicus 36, Capt. Wm. Furlong Wise, and St. George and Impregnable 98’s, each under the orders of Capt. Jas. Nash. From the period he left the last-mentioned vessel he did not again go afloat until appointed, 4 Feb. 1822, Admiralty Midshipman of the Diver 28, bearing the flag of Sir J. P. Beresford at Leith. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 10 Oct. following, and remained thenceforward on half-pay. Agent – Frederick Dufaur.