James Athol Wood (1756-1829)

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James Athol Wood

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1756CSORN
First Known Service18.10.1778CSORN
Last Known Service19.7.1821CSORN
Date of Death7.1829 - HampsteadCSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
18.10.1778 LieutenantCSORN
1.5.178111.7.1781
Squirrel (20) 1755-1783
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Lieutenant		ref:559
8.7.1795 CommanderCSORN
9.179527.3.1797
Favorite (16) 1794-1806
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
16.2.179717.2.1797Capture of Trinidad 
27.3.1797 CaptainCSORN
27.3.17978.1797
San Damaso (74) 1797-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
4.179826.7.1798
Garland (28) 1779-1798
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
1795 Renamed "Garland"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
5.18024.1803
Acasta (40) 1797-1821
British 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
6.18035.1805
Acasta (40) 1797-1821
British 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
12.18051.1806
Uranie (38) 1797-1807
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1798 Renamed "Uranie"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
4.18061809
Latona (38) 1781-1816
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
11.18087.1809
Captain (74) 1787-1813
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1714
28.1.180924.2.1809Capture of Martinique 
10.2.1809 Capture of the Junon 
14.4.180917.4.1809Capture of the d'Hautpoult 
1.11.1809 Appointed Knight BachelorE-WIKI
181012.1810
Neptune (98) 1797-1818
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1793
4.6.1815 Appointed Companion of the Order of the Bathref:1811
19.7.1821 Rear-AdmiralE-WIKI
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Posted by Brian on Monday 15th of February 2016 00:56

Rear-Adm Sir J.A. Wood (extract from Obituary) July 1829 at Hampstead, aged 73, Rear Admiral Sir James Athol Wood; was the third son of Alexander Wood, of Perth; entered the Navy at an early age; engaged in the defence of Quebec in 1776, the reduction of Charlestown in 1780. The memorable battle between Rodney and De Grasse in 1782 in which he was second Lieutenant of the Anson 64 guns; later, after his return to England Lieut. Wood was advanced to the rank of Commander and was appointed to the Favourite sloop of war; January 1797 was engaged in the seizure of the Island of Trinidad.

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