A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Raven, Michael
RAVEN. (Retired Commander, 1845. f-p., 13; h-p., 34.)
Michael Raven entered the Navy, 1 Oct. 1800, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Monmouth 64, Capt. Geo. Hart, in which ship he accompanied the expedition of 1801 to Egypt, and continued employed as Midshipman in Yarmouth Roads, part of the time under the flag of Rear-Admiral Thos. Macnamara Russell, until transferred, in Oct. 1804, to the Tribune frigate, Capts. Rich. Henry Alex. Bennett and Thos. Baker, under the latter of whom we find him, when in company with the Iris 36, assisting at the destruction, 29 April, 1807, of the greater part of a convoy of 30 sail passing from Ferrol to Bilbao under the protection of several gun-boats. In Dec. of the latter year he removed to the Cumberland 74, Capt. Philip Wodehouse; he attained the rank of Lieutenant 28 May, 1808; and from 6 Dec. following until he invalided in July, 1813, he served in the West Indies and Mediterranean on board the Castor 32, Capts. Wm. Roberts and Chas. Dilkes. Under Capt. Roberts he contributed, in 1809-10, to the capture of the French 74-gun ship D’Haupoult and the reduction of the island of Guadeloupe. He accepted the rank of Commander on the Retired List 30 April, 1845.