William John Napier (d.1835)

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William John Napier

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service6.10.1809CSORN
Last Known Service1.12.1826CSORN
Date of Death1835NL1835-3

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
6.10.1809 LieutenantCSORN
1.6.1812 CommanderCSORN
12.10.181321.11.1813
Goshawk (16) 1806-1813
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
3.18144.6.1814
Erne (20) 1813-1819
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Post Ship
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
4.6.1814 CaptainCSORN
4.6.18141815
Erne (20) 1813-1819
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Post Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
5.18241.12.1826
Diamond (46) 1816-1827
British 46 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1817
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Posted by Sergio Mejia on Thursday 19th of November 2015 06:39

Dear Sirs and Madams, Thank you for your page and its very enlightening contents. I wonder if you happen to know what post-captain William John Napier did between 1814 and 1823, and particularly in 1818. I am looking for the master or captain of the frigate HMS Diamond in 1818, when it served in the West Indies and crossed from Havana to Cádiz between May and June 1818.
I gather that Napier commanded the Diamond between 1823 and 1827, and I have not been able to find who commanded it in 1818. Thanks a lot for your attention and for your very informative page. With best wishes, Sergio.

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