A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Ogilvie, William
OGILVIE. (Retired Commander, 1846. f-p., 16; h-p., 37.)
William Ogilvie entered the Navy, in July, 1794, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Tremendous 74, Capts. John Aylmer, Geo. Hopewell Stephens, and Chas. Brisbane; in which ship he continued employed in the Channel and at the Cape of Good Hope, part of the time as Midshipman under the flag of Rear-Admiral Thos. Pringle, until his return with that officer to England in the Crescent frigate in 1798. After serving three years in the North Sea and Baltic on board the St. George 98, Capts. John Holloway, Sampson Edwards, and Thos. Masterman Hardy, flag-ship latterly of Lord Nelson, and participating in the attack upon the Danish line of defence before Copenhagen, he was made Lieutenant, 27 June, 1801, into the Russel 74, Capt. Wm. Cuming, with whom he proceeded off Cadiz. He left the Russel in Nov. 1801, and was afterwards appointed – 11 June, 1803, to the Windsor Castle 98, Capts. Albemarle Bertie, Thos. Wells, Davidge Gould, and Chas. Boyles, stationed in the Channel – about July, 1805, to the Sampson 64, employed at first in South America and then at the Cape of Good Hope, whence he returned in May, 1806 – 21 May, 1807, to the Banterer 22, Capt. Alex. Shiphard, under whom he was wrecked in the river St. Lawrence 29 Oct. 1808, suffering on the occasion many hardships – and, 29 April, 1809, to the Venerable 74, Capt. Sir Home Popham, in which ship he accompanied the expedition to the Walcheren, and served in the Channel until March, 1812. He became a Retired Commander on the Junior List 11 Aug. 1832; and on the Senior, 9 March, 1846. Agent – Joseph Woodhead.