A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Nops, John George
NOPS. (Lieut., 1810. f-p., 24; h-p., 28.)
John George Nops entered the Navy, in Sept. 1795, on board the Juste 84, Capt. Hon. Thos. Pakenham, with whom he served in the Channel until the mutiny of 1797 at Spithead. He then became Midshipman of the Gibraltar 80, Capt. Wm. Hancock Kelly, off Cadiz; and, on 10 April, 1802, after a servitude of three years on the Irish station in the Hussar 38, Capts. Lord Viscount Garlics and Wm. Brown, he was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant. Being next, in Sept. of the latter year, appointed to La Déterminée frigate, armée en flûte, Capt. Alex. Becher, he was wrecked in that vessel, off Jersey, 24 March, 1803. He served during the 18 following months In the Channel on board the Dreadnought 98, flag-ship of Hon. Wm. Cornwallis, and Neptune 98, Capts. Edw. O’Brien Drury and Sir Thos. Williams; and he afterwards, between 25 Oct. 1804 and 11 Sept. 1810 (at which period the date of his commission was altered), held successive command of the Defender gun-brig, Princess Augusta cutter, Turbulent gun-brig, Poll cutter, Defender again, and Hardy gun-brig, on the Home, Baltic, and Cadiz stations. During his original command of the Defender he was wounded on the coast of France in 1806, and in consequence presented with a gratuity from the Patriotic Fund. His succeeding appointments were – 7 Nov. 1810, for three years, to the Impress service in London – 18 Feb. 1814, to the Achille 74, Capt. Aiskew Paffard Hollis, on the Brazilian station, whence he returned in Oct. 1815 – for a few days in Dec. 1S17, to the Cadmus 10, Capt. John Gedge, lying at Sheerness – and, 19 March, 1822, to the command, which he retained until 5 March, 1827, of the Signal station on Kingston Hill. He was admitted to the out-pension of Greenwich Hospital 9 July, 1842.
Lieut. Nops is at present employed in the Excise service. Agent – Fred. Dufaur.