John Allen (1774-1854)

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John Allen

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth1774CSORN
First Known Service10.12.1793CSORN
Fatherref:676
Last Known Service9.11.1846CSORN
Date of Death1854CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
12.2.1787		Entered the Navy	NBD1849
1791		Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/15/82	RNLPC
10.12.1793		Lieutenant	CSORN
10.12.1793	8.3.1794	Convert (32) 1793-1794 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Lieutenant: On board from 17.12.1793 ADM 196/3/5	NBD1849
20.8.1794	28.1.1796	Iris (32) 1783-1833 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1809 Renamed "Solebay" , Lieutenant ADM 196/3/5	ADM 196
6.12.1796		Commander	CSORN
22.3.1798	22.4.1798	Childers (14) 1778-1811 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop , Acting Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 196/3/5	ADM 196
8.5.1798	20.12.1798	Alecto (12) 1781-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Fireship , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 196/3/5	BWAS-1793
21.12.1798	18.8.1799	Echo (18) 1797-1809 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 196/3/5	BWAS-1793
29.4.1802		Captain	CSORN
17.1.1810	1.8.1811	Franchise (36) 1803-1815 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 30.1.1810 ADM 196/3/5	NBD1849
1.8.1811	13.12.1811	Rodney (74) 1809-1836 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1828 Renamed "Greenwich" , Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 2.8.1811 ADM 196/3/5	NBD1849
14.12.1811	13.4.1812	Perlen (38) 1807-1846 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1836 Renamed "Perlin" , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 196/3/5	NBD1849
1813		Appointed as Agent for Prisoners of War at Newfoundland until 1815	NBD1849
1815		Placed on Half-Pay
17.8.1840		Rear-Admiral	NBD1849
9.11.1846		Vice-Admiral of the Blue	NBD1849

Notes on Officer

Wounds
He is in receipt of a pension of £250 for wounds recevied (in 1849)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 196 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

RNLPCBruno Pappalardo, Book

ref:676 Web Site

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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:13

The following promotions have just taken place at the Admiralty:
Capt Allen of the Alecto, appointed to the Echo. [Hampshire Chronicle, 10 December 1798]

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