A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Simpson, James (b)
SIMPSON. (Lieutenant, 1845.)
James Simpson (b) passed his examination 18 Nov. 1839; commanded the pinnace belonging to the Zebra 16, Capt. John Jas. Stopford, and had 3 marines wounded in the attack upon Tortosa, 25 Sept. 1840;[1] and between the commencement of 1842 and the date of his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant B Dec. 1845, was employed on the East India and Home stations in the Driver steam-vessel, Capt. Sam. Fielding Harmer, Algerine 10, Capt. Sam. Brooking Dolling, and Queen 110, and Trafalgar 120, both commanded by Capt. Wm. Fanshawe Martin. He was then appointed Additional of the Vernon 50, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Sam. Hood Inglefield on the south-east coast of America; he served next, from 21 Jan. 1846 until the spring of 1848, in the Superb 80, Capt. Armar Lowry Corry, in the Channel and Mediterranean; and since 17 Aug. in the latter year he has been in charge of a station in the Coast Guard.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1840, p. 2607.