A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Pyne, George
PYNE. (Lieutenant, 1841.)
George Pyne entered the Navy 5 May, 1823; passed his examination 2 June, 1830; and on 23 Nov. 1841, at which period he had been serving for a few months in the Mediterranean as Mate of the Polyphemus Steamer, Lieut.-Commander John Evans, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. His succeeding appointments were – 21 April, 1842, to the Cleopatra 26, Capt. Christopher Wyvill, fitting at Chatham – 23 July, 1842, to the Grecian 16, Capt. Wm. Smyth, at the Cape of Good Hope, where he remained about 12 months – 22 Aug. 1844, as Additional, to the Formidable 84, flag-ship of Sir Edw. W. C. R. Owen in the Mediterranean – and 30 May, 1846, soon after his return home, to the Spartan 22, Capt. Thos. Matthew Chas. Symonds, fitting at Devonport. He left the latter vessel in a few weeks, and has since been on half-pay. Agent – Frederic Dufaur.