A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Shebbeare, Robert
SHEBBEARE. (Lieutenant, 1813.)
Robert Shebbeare entered the Navy, 4 June, 1806, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the London 98, Capts. Edw. Oliver Osborn and Thos. Western, stationed in the Channel; and from Oct. following until June, 1810, served off Cadiz and in the Mediterranean, part of the time as Midshipman, in the Terrible 74, Capt. Lord Henry Paulet. In Aug. of the latter year he joined the Blake 74, Capt. Edw. Codrington, under whom he was for two years actively employed in co-operation with the patriots on the coast of Spain, particularly at the defence of Cadiz, in conveying four Spanish ships-of-the-line from that place to Minorca (a very arduous service which occupied 38 days), and at the siege of Tarragona. In Sept. 1812 he removed to the Caledonia 120, bearing the flag of Sir Edw. Pellew in the Mediterranean; where he was made Lieutenant, 30 Nov. 1813, into the Swiftsure 74, Capts. Edw. Stirling Dickson, Arden Adderley, and Wm. Henry Webley Parry. In that ship he afterwards proceeded to the West Indies. He invalided home 3 May, 1815; and was suhsequently appointed. – 22 Sept. 1815 and 13 Aug. 1816, to the Niger 38, Capt. Sam. Jackson and Akbar 50, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Edw. Griffith, both on the North American station, whence he returned to England and was paid off 1 Jan. 1817 – and 24 Nov. 1819, to the Wye 26, Capts. Geo. Wickens Willes and Peter Fisher. Since he left the latter vessel he has not been afloat. He was admitted to the out-pension of Greenwich Hospital 1 May, 1848.
Lieut. Shebbeare was left a widower 16 April, 1844. Agent – John Chippendale.