# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Appointments to Ships G

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APPOINTMENTS TO SHIPS. [ G ] :
| Name of Officer. | Rank. | Ships. | Captains. | Captains. | Captains. | Date of Appoint- ment. | Date of Appoint- ment. | Date of Appoint- ment. | Dates of Discharge, &c. | Dates of Discharge, &c. | Dates of Discharge, &c. | Dates of Discharge, &c. |
| Gardner, G. J. | L. | Oberon | | Self | | 27 | Aug | 47 | | | | |
| Gardner, A. H. | L. | Polyphemus | | James J. M‘Cleverty | | 30 | Apr | 46 | 21 | Dec | 48 | Prom. |
| Gardner, G. H. | L. | Sidon | | William H. Henderson | | 11 | Aug | 46 | 13 | May | 48 | |
| Gaussen, T. L. | L. | Calypso | | Henry John Worth | | 13 | Dec | 45 | | | | |
| Geary, William C. | L. | Volage | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | H. T. Austin Thomas Graves | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 20 | Feb | 47 | | | | |
| Gennys, William H. | L. | Castor | | Charles Graham | | 29 | Apr | 43 | 16 | Nov | 47 | P.O. |
| | „ | St. Vincent | | S. C. Dacres | | 17 | Jan | 48 | | | | |
| Georges, Henry St. J. | Cr. | Belvidera | | Henry Layton | | 20 | Mar | 47 | 14 | Aug | 47 | |
| Gibbons, Charles | L. | Hastings | | James W. Morgan | | 29 | Sept | 48 | | | | |
| Giffard, H. W. | C. | Penelope | | Sir Charles Hotham | | 13 | Oct | 46 | 27 | Mar | 48 | Supd. |
| Gilbert, E. W. | Cr. | Andromeda | | Self | | 9 | Oct | 46 | | Oct | 47 | |
| Gill, T. C. R. | L. | Mutine | | Robert Tryon | | 26 | Oct | 46 | 19 | Jan | 47 | |
| Glinn, C. J. P. | L. | Ocean | | David Price | | 6 | Feb | 47 | 26 | May | 47 | |
| | „ | Odin | | F. T. Pelham | | 26 | May | 47 | 14 | Sept | 47 | Invd. |
| | „ | Triton | | Self | | 21 | Mar | 48 | | | | |
| | „ | Wellesley | | George Goldsmith | | 26 | Feb | 49 | | | | |
| Glinn, C. G. | L. | Vesuvius | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | G. D. O’Callaghan H. G. Austen | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 3 | July | 45 | 14 | Sept | 48 | P.O. |
| Glynn, E. A. | L. | Cygnet | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | Henry Layton F. W. Horton F. B. Montresor P. H. Somerville | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 25 | May | 44 | 10 | Apr | 47 | P.O. |
| | „ | Dart | | Self | | 6 | May | 47 | 13 | May | 48 | Invd. |
| Godench, Francis | L. | Victory | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | John Pasco R. A. Yates | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 12 | Nov | 46 | 1 | Dec | 47 | |
| | „ | Blenheim | | R. A. Yates | | 1 | Dec | 47 | 27 | Jan | 48 | |
| Godfrey, Peter M‘K | L. | Penelope | | Sir Charles Hotham | | 28 | Dec | 46 | 14 | Feb | 47 | |
| | „ | Devastation | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | Sir Charles Hotham R. C. Michell | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 14 | Feb | 47 | 20 | Sept | 48 | |
| Goldsmith, George | C. | Wellesley | | Self | | 6 | Jan | 48 | | | | |
| Goold, Hugh | Cr. | Victory | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | John Pasco R. A. Yates | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 31 | Dec | 46 | 1 | Dec | 47 | |
| | „ | Blenheim | | R. A. Yates | | 1 | Dec | 47 | | Jan | 48 | Invd. |
| Gordon, James G. | Cr. | Ocean | | David Price | | 31 | Dec | 46 | 11 | Jan | 48 | |
| | „ | Ganges | | Ditto | | 11 | Jan | 48 | 1 | Mar | 48 | |
| | „ | Wellington | | Ditto | | 1 | Mar | 48 | | | | |
| Gordon, George T. | Cr. | Cormorant | | Self | | 11 | Apr | 43 | 9 | Feb | 47 | |
| Gordon, Augustus | L. | Thunder | | Edward Barnett | | 3 | Oct | 44 | 31 | Aug | 48 | P.O. |
| Gordon, W. E. A. | L. | Inflexible | | John C. Hoseason | | 13 | June | 46 | | | | |
| Gordon, Alexander C. | L. | Inconstant | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | C. H. Fremantle Charles Wise | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 22 | May | 43 | 20 | Apr | 47 | P.O. |
| | „ | Pruce Regent | | W. F. Martin | | 10 | Dec | 47 | | | | |
| Gordon, David M. | L. | Royalist | | Self (ag.) | | 8 | Aug | 46 | 20 | Nov | 48 | Invd. |
| Gordon, Alexander D. | L. | Electra | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | W. H. Hall W. H. Maitland F. W. P. Bouverie | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 12 | Jan | 46 | | | | |
| Gore, Graham | L. | Erebus | | Sir John Franklin | | 8 | Mar | 45 | | | | |
| Gore, G. E. K. | L. | Collingwood | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | Henry Eden Robert Smart, K.H. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 7 | May | 44 | 20 | July | 48 | P.O. |
| | „ | Fisgard | | Henry Eden | | 29 | Jan | 49 | | | | |
| Gough, Frederick W. | L. | Dido | | J. B. Maxwell | | 19 | Dec | 46 | 2 | Feb | 49 | P.O. |
| Graham, Charles | C. | Castor | | Self | | 28 | Apr | 43 | 16 | Nov | 47 | P.O. |
| Graham, George T. | L. | Childers | | John C. Pitman | | 19 | Aug | 46 | | | | |
| Grant, Henry J. | L. | Hastings | | James W. Morgan | | 7 | Apr | 48 | | | | |
| Grant, Arthur | L. | Superb | | A. L. Corry | | 17 | Dec | 46 | 17 | Dec | 47 | Supd. |
| Graves. Thomas | C. | Ceylon | | Self | | 8 | May | 46 | 1 | Mar | 49 | |
| | „ | Volage | | Self | | 1 | Mar | 49 | | | | |
| Gray, Edward E. | L. | Viper | | Self | | 8 | Dec | 45 | 13 | Oct | 46 | Invd. |
| Gray, Herbert B. | L. | Resistance | | George Lowe | | 2 | Dec | 46 | 30 | July | 47 | Supd. |
| | „ | Active | | Self | | 29 | Jan | 48 | | | | |
| Greathed, G. H. H. | L. | Harlequin | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | Douglas Curry John Moore F. B. P. Seymour | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 7 | Feb | 46 | | | | |
| Greet, William | L. | Perseus | | Self | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | 1 24 | Jan Oct | 43 47 | | | | ​ |
| Grenfell, Sidney | Cr. | Blenheim | | R. A. Yates | | 17 | Jan | 48 | 25 | Jan | 48 | |
| | „ | Illustrious | | Ditto | | 25 | Jan | 48 | | | | |
| Gresham, Thomas | L. | Melampus | | John N. Campbell, C.B. | | 19 | Mar | 46 | 20 | May | 47 | |
| Greville, S. J. | L. | Vengeance | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | Stephen Lushington Earl of Hardwicke | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 15 | Oct | 47 | | | | |
| Grey, Charles S. | Cr. | Columbine | | Self | | 12 | Nov | 46 | 6 | Dec | 47 | Prom. |
| Grierson, William C. | L. | Juno | | Patrick J. Blake | | 8 | Oct | 45 | 14 | Feb | 49 | P.O. |
| Griffiths, Herbert L. | L. | Wanderer | | Ph. H. Somerville | | 14 | Apr | 46 | 14 | Feb | 47 | |
| | „ | Tortoise | | Frederick Hutton | | 14 | Feb | 47 | 22 | Mar | 47 | |
| | „ | Kingfisher | | Frederick W. Horton | | 22 | Mar | 47 | 17 | July | 48 | P.O. |
| Grose, Arthur | L. | Victory | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | John Pasco R. A. Yates | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | 12 | Nov | 46 | 1 | Dec | 47 | |
| | „ | Blenheim | | R. A. Yates | | 1 | Dec | 47 | 25 | Jan | 48 | |
| | „ | Illustrious | | Ditto | | 25 | Jan | 48 | | | | |
| Grylls, C. G. | L. | Waterwitch | | Richard R. Quin | | 4 | Apr | 48 | | | | |
| Gunnell, Edmund H, | L. | Eagle | | Geo. B. Martin, C.B. | | 1 | Mar | 45 | 10 | Mar | 48 | P.O. |
| Gwynne, John | L. | Penelope | | Lewis T. Jones | | 12 | June | 48 | 3 | Jan | 49 | |
| | „ | Tortoise | | Frederick Hutton | | 3 | Jan | 49 | | | | |