Gore joined the Royal Navy in August 1781, as a captain's servant, and would have served as a midshipman, before gaining promotion to lieutenant on 26 November 1789 and commander on 24 May 1794.[1] The Royal Navy had just captured the French corvette Fleche at the capture of Bastia, in which Gore had played a significant role and had been injured. The Navy took the corvette into service as HMS Fleche and commissioned her under Gore. He fitted her out and sailed her to Malta where he negotiated with the Grand Master of the Knights HospitallerEmmanuel de Rohan-Polduc for seamen, supplies, and the like. On 13 September Gore was a witness at the trial of Lieutenant William Walker, commander of the hired armedcutterRose, on charges that Walker had accepted money from merchants at Bastia to convoy their vessels to Leghorn, where the court martial took place. Walker was acquitted.[2]
On 15 August 1808, at St George's, Hanover Square, he married Georgiana Montagu, daughter of Admiral Sir George Montagu and Charlotte Wroughton. The couple had four children:[1]
In fiction, he appears in CS Forester's Hornblower and the Hotspur and in MC Muir's Admiralty Orders as the Medusa's captain. In the latter book the action of 5 October 1804 is described.
^ abcdLundy, Darryl. "Vice-Admiral Sir John Gore". The Peerage.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
^Byrn, John D. (2009). Naval courts martial, 1793–1815. Publications of the Navy Records Society. Vol. 155. Barnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, Vermont: Ashgate for the Navy Records Society. pp. 31–33. ISBN978-0-75466-781-0.
john, gore, royal, navy, officer, born, 1772, other, people, with, same, name, john, gore, admiral, john, gore, february, 1772, county, kilkenny, ireland, august, 1836, datchet, buckinghamshire, british, naval, commander, 18th, 19th, centuries, father, colonel. For other people with the same name see John Gore Admiral Sir John Gore KCB 9 February 1772 County Kilkenny Ireland 21 August 1836 Datchet Buckinghamshire was a British naval commander of the 18th and 19th centuries His father was Colonel John Gore Sir John GoreSir John GoreBorn 1772 02 09 9 February 1772County Kilkenny IrelandDied21 August 1836 1836 08 21 aged 64 Datchet BuckinghamshireAllegianceKingdom of Great BritainUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal NavyYears of service1781 1836RankAdmiralCommands heldHMS FlecheHMS TritonHMS MedusaEast Indies and China StationNore CommandBattles warsFrench Revolutionary WarsNapoleonic WarsAwardsOrder of the Bath Contents 1 Naval career 2 Family 3 Popular culture 4 See also 5 ReferencesNaval career editGore joined the Royal Navy in August 1781 as a captain s servant and would have served as a midshipman before gaining promotion to lieutenant on 26 November 1789 and commander on 24 May 1794 1 The Royal Navy had just captured the French corvette Fleche at the capture of Bastia in which Gore had played a significant role and had been injured The Navy took the corvette into service as HMS Fleche and commissioned her under Gore He fitted her out and sailed her to Malta where he negotiated with the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller Emmanuel de Rohan Polduc for seamen supplies and the like On 13 September Gore was a witness at the trial of Lieutenant William Walker commander of the hired armed cutter Rose on charges that Walker had accepted money from merchants at Bastia to convoy their vessels to Leghorn where the court martial took place Walker was acquitted 2 Gore received promotion to post captain on 14 November 1794 1 When in command of HMS Triton he took part in the successful Action of 16 October 1799 in which two Spanish frigates were captured and more than 2 million silver dollars taken 3 While commanding the 32 gun frigate HMS Medusa he took part in the action of 5 October 1804 Promoted to rear admiral on 4 December 1813 he became Commander in Chief The Nore from 1818 to 1821 4 Promoted to vice admiral on 27 May 1825 1 he served as Commander in Chief East Indies and China Station from 1831 to 1834 5 Family editOn 15 August 1808 at St George s Hanover Square he married Georgiana Montagu daughter of Admiral Sir George Montagu and Charlotte Wroughton The couple had four children 1 Lieutenant John Gore d 1835 Hon Georgiana Stuart Gore d 18 July 1877 Anne Gore d 23 July 1877 the mother of Assheton Gore Curzon Howe Maria Gore d 8 March 1902 Popular culture editIn fiction he appears in CS Forester s Hornblower and the Hotspur and in MC Muir s Admiralty Orders as the Medusa s captain In the latter book the action of 5 October 1804 is described See also editEuropean and American voyages of scientific explorationReferences edit a b c d Lundy Darryl Vice Admiral Sir John Gore The Peerage com Retrieved 28 July 2016 Byrn John D 2009 Naval courts martial 1793 1815 Publications of the Navy Records Society Vol 155 Barnham Surrey England Burlington Vermont Ashgate for the Navy Records Society pp 31 33 ISBN 978 0 75466 781 0 No 15197 The London Gazette 22 October 1795 pp 1093 1095 Stewart William 2009 Admirals of the World A Biographical Dictionary 1500 to the Present McFarland amp Co Inc p 145 ISBN 978 0 78643 809 9 Principal Royal Navy Commanders in Chief 1830 1899 William Loney RN Retrieved 28 July 2016 Military officesPreceded bySir Charles Rowley Commander in Chief The Nore1818 1821 Succeeded bySir Benjamin HallowellPreceded byNew Post Commander in Chief East Indies and China Station1831 1834 Succeeded bySir Thomas Capel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Gore Royal Navy officer born 1772 amp oldid 1180903231, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
