A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Smith, John (d)
SMITH. (Lieut., 1802. f.p., 16; h-p., 39.)
John Smith (d) died about the commencement of 1848.
This officer entered the Navy, 17 June, 1792, as Servant, on board the Echo 16, Capts. Hon. Chas. Jones and Peter Halkett, employed at Newfoundland and in the Channel. In April, 1794, he rejoined Capt. Jones, as Midshipman, in the Sibyl 28, attached to the force in the North Sea, where he removed, in July, 1795, to the Garland frigate, Capt. John Erskine Douglas. He served next, from Oct. 1795 until Jan. 1801, in the Doris 36, Capts. Lord Viscount Ranelagh and John Halliday, on the coast of Ireland and in the Channel; he was then transferred, as a Supernumerary, to the Thames 32; and after he had been a second time employed, for three months as Acting-Lieutenant, in the Doris under Capt. Chas. Brisbane, he was received, in Dec. 1801, on board the Saturn 74, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Thos. Totty in the West Indies; where he was again, in Jan, and May, 1802, ordered to act as Lieutenant in the Fairy sloop and Aimable frigate, Capts. John Impey and Henry Raper. He was confirmed 10 July, 1802; returned to England in the following Sept.; and was afterwards, from April, 1803, until Oct. 1807, and from Oct. 1808 until April, 1810, employed, in the East Indies and North Sea and Baltic, in the Grampus (50, Capts. Thos. Gordon Caulfeild, Wm. Warden, and Jas. Haldane Tait, and Princess Caroline 74, Capt. Chas. Dudley Pater. He did not afterwards go afloat.