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John Conn


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service1.6.1793CSORN
Last Known Service16.4.1794CSORN
Date of Death4.5.1810CSORN
Cause of DeathDrowningTGM

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1.6.1793 LieutenantCSORN
1.6.179328.1.1794
Alarm (32) 1758-1812
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/24/243
ADM 6/24
29.1.17947.2.1794
Trusty (50) 1782-1815
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Third Lieutenant ADM 6/25/7
ADM 6/25
8.2.179416.4.1794
Royal Sovereign (100) 1786-1841
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1825 Renamed "Captain"
, Eighth Lieutenant ADM 6/25/12
ADM 6/25
17.4.1794 
Royal Sovereign (100) 1786-1841
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1825 Renamed "Captain"
, Seventh Lieutenant ADM 6/25/33
ADM 6/25
1.6.1794 Glorious 1st of June 
6.17976.1798
Gunboat No. 44 (12) 1797-1803
British 12 Gun
Unrated Gun-brig
1797 Renamed "Staunch"
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
11.8.1800 CommanderCSORN
11.8.18005.1802
Discovery (10) 1789-1834
British 10 Gun
Other Discovery Vessel
, Commander, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
2.4.1801 Battle of Copenhagen 
4.8.180116.8.1801Commanded the Division of howitzer boats at the Attacks on Boulogne 
29.8.1802 CaptainCSORN
7.4.18032.1805
Canopus (80) 1798-1887
British 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
24.5.1804 Action off Cape Cepet 
14.9.180510.10.1805
Royal Sovereign (100) 1786-1841
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1825 Renamed "Captain"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1714
10.180511.6.1806
Dreadnought (98) 1801-1857
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1793
21.10.1805 Battle of Trafalgar 
18074.5.1810
Swiftsure (74) 1804-1845
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/243
BWAS-1793

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Posted by Brian on Thursday 15th of May 2014 20:09

The Gentleman's magazine. v. 80:pt. 2 (1810).
Off Bermuda, by falling from the quarter-gallery, of the Swiftsure, Capt. Conn. He had for some time before been much indisposed, in consequence of his son having been taken prisoner in the Junon.


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