A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Sturt, Henry Richard
STURT. (Captain, 1844. f-p., 15; h-p., 19.)
Henry Richard Sturt entered the Navy, 2 March, 1813, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Indus 74, Capt. Wm. Hall Gage, employed in the North Sea and also in the Mediterranean, where he took part in Sir Edw. Pellew’s engagement with the Toulon fleet 13 Feb. 1814. In Sept. of the latter year he became Midshipman of the Eurotas 38, Capts. Jas. Lillicrap and Robt. Bloye, stationed in the Channel; and he next, in Feb. 1816, joined the Leander 50, Capts. Wm. Skipsey and Edw. Chetham; with the latter of whom, after assisting at the bombardment of Algiers, where he was severely wounded,[1] he sailed for Halifax and continued employed on that station under the flag of Sir David Milne until July, 1819. From Aug. 1820 until Jan. 1822 he served at St. Helena and the Cape of Good Hope in the Blossom 24, Capt. Fred. Edw. Venables Vernon (now Haroourt) and Vigo 74, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Robt. Lambert; he then joined in succession the Spencer and Bulwark 74’s, Capts. Sir Thos. Lavie and Thos. Dundas, all stationed at Plymouth; and on 19 July, 1823, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. His succeeding appointments were – 26 Oct. 1824, to the Genoa 74, Capt. Wm. Cumberland, also at Plymouth – 28 May, 1825, to the Egeria 24, Capt. Sam. Roberts, employed on particular service – 3 Aug. following, again to the Genoa 74, Capt. Walter Bathurst, in which ship he served at first off Lisbon and then in the Mediterranean, where he fought at the battle of Navarin 20 Oct. 1827, and was a second time wounded[2] – and, 29 Oct. 1829 (after some months of half-pay), to the Hyacinth 18, Capt. Robt. Melborne Jackson, on the Jamaica station. He attained the rank of Commander 27 May, 1830; and served in that capacity in the Rose 18, in North America and the West Indies, from 9 March, 1843, until posted 6 Dec. 1844. He has since been on half-pay.
Capt. Sturt was awarded a pension of 451. 12s. per annum for his wounds 23 March, 1842. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.