A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Shed, Robert
SHED. (Commander, 1814. f-p., 19; h-p., 35.)
Robert Shed was born 21 Oct. 1773.
This officer entered the Navy, 4 July, 1793, as Midshipman, on board the Invincible 74, Capt. Hon. Thos. Pakenham, with whom, after having fought in Lord Howe’s action 1 June, 1794, he removed, 7 Oct. 1795, to the Juste 80. After serving for nearly two years and a half on the coast of Ireland and in the Channel in the Glenmore 44, Capt. Geo. Duff, Robust 74, Capt. Geo. Countess, and Royal George 100, flag-ship of Lord Bridport, he was nominated, 27 Oct. 1799, Acting-Lieutenant of the Ramillies 74, Capt. Rich. Grindall. He was confirmed, 18 Dec. following, into the Adventure 44, Capts. Robt. Mansel and Chas. Carter, stationed in the Mediterranean; and was subsequently appointed – 6 March, 1801, to the Gannet 16, Capt. Isaac Cotgrave, under whom, in the following Aug., he took part, and was wounded in the leg, in Lord Nelson’s attack upon the Boulogne flotilla – 12 July, 1803 (after 14 months of half-pay), to the Princess Royal 98, Capts. Jas. Vashon and Robt. Carthew Reynolds, attached to the force in the Channel 16 April, 1807 (for 19 months), as Senior, to the Hercule 74, Capt. Hon. John Colville, part of the force engaged in the expedition against Copenhagen, whence he brought home a Danish 74 and part of the 28th Regiment – in June, 1809, to the command, which he retained for seven months, of a subdivision of gun-boats, employed during the operations in the Scheldt – and 23 Nov. 1810 and 24 Aug. 1812, again as Senior, to the Marlborough and Chatham 74’s, Capts. Matthew Henry Scott and Wm. Lukin, both on the Home station. During the grand naval review held before the Allied Sovereigns at Spithead, Lieut. Shed acted as Captain of the Chatham. Since the receipt of his last commission, bearing date 15 June, 1814, he has been on half-pay.