Samuel Pym
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Sir Samuel Pym KCB | |
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 A portrait of Admiral Sir Samuel Pym | |
| Born | 1778 |
| Died | 2 October 1855 Southampton |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1788–1855 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Swan HMS Mars HMS Atlas HMS Sirius HMS Hannibal HMS Niemen HMS Kent Admiral-Superintendent, Plymouth Experimental Squadron |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
| Relations | Sir William Pym (brother) |
Admiral Sir Samuel Pym KCB (1778–1855) was a British admiral, brother of Sir William Pym.
In June 1788, Pym joined the Royal Navy as captain's servant of the frigate Eurydice. He was promoted to lieutenant of the sloop Martin, under Captain William Grenville Lobb, and served under Lobb aboard the Babet and the Aimable.
From November 1798, Pym served aboard the
From April 1804, Pym served aboard the
In October 1808, Pym took command of the 36-gun frigate Sirius in the squadron of Commodore Rowley.
In 1810, Pym was sent to the
. On 13 August, the squadron captured the Île de la Passe which commanded the entrance of Grand Port, and moved to blockade Port Louis. On 21 August, the squadron seized the East Indiaman Wyndham, previously captured by the French, and learnt that a French frigate squadron had arrived at Grand Port.The British squadron attempted to attack the French squadron at anchor and moved into the harbour. Entering it, the Sirius and
In February 1812, Pym was in command of the 74-gun ship Hannibal, off Cherbourg, in May of the Niemen, and in 1830 of HMS Kent.
Pym was made a rear-admiral in 1837. He served as
See also
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
External links
- Samuel Pym 1778-1855
- The Capture of Mauritius in 1810, by Peter Davis