George Sprigg R.N.
George Sprigg R.N.
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George Sprigg R.N. | Explanation |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
1867 | | Died |
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Date | Rank |
22 November 1825 | Entered Navy |
24 May 1839 | Lieutenant |
19 December 1844 | Commander |
1 July 1864 | Retired Captain |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
4 July 1839 | | Additional Lieutenant in Melville, commanded by Richard Saunders Dundas, flagship of Rear-Admiral George Elliot, Capeo of Good Hope |
15 December 1839 | 20 August 1842 | Lieutenant and commander in Brisk, South America |
16 September 1843 | 10 February 1844 | Lieutenant and commander in Curlew (until paying off at Portsmouth), South America |
3 February 1846 | 8 September 1848 | Commander in Ferret (from commissioning at Sheerness until paying off at Plymouth), west coast of Africa (In January 1849 Sprigg was court-martialled after being charged by commodore Sir Charles Hotham, Penelope, of putting 11 men from the crew of the captured Brazilian schooner Castro III into a boat without adequate provisions "in a cruel and oppressive manner, unbecoming the character of an officer in Her Majesty's navy". The charge was considered only partially proved and Sprigg was "reprimanded and admonished to be more circumspect in future". |