A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Wharton, Richard Hill
WHARTON. (Lieutenant, 1841.)
Richard Hill Wharton is son of the late Retired Commander J. F. Wharton, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy 6 May, 1826; and on 20 Oct. 1827 was present in the Genoa 74, Capt. Walter Bathurst, at the battle of Navarin. He passed his examination 7 May, 1834; and, while serving at the Cape of Good Hope as Mate in the Arrow 10, Lieut.-Commander Wm. Robinson, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 27 Nov. 1841, and nominated Additional of the Southampton 50, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Durnford King on the same station, where he was transferred, in 1842, to the Winchester 50, bearing the flag of Hon. Josceline Percy. He was afterwards, from 12 April, 1843, until paid off at the close of 1847, employed as Second and First-Lieutenant in the Cormorant steam-sloop, of 300 horse-power, Capts. Geo. Thos. Gordon and Fred. Beauchamp Paget Seymour, on the South American station.