Joseph Langtry
- This article refers to Langtry, Captain Joseph Miller. For other uses, see Langtry (disambiguation).
Captain Joseph Miller Langtry (b. May 1, 1805, Aldingbourne, Sussex – d. February 14, 1862, Southampton, Hampshire) Royal Navy Captain who happened to be born in the very same year as the Battle of Trafalgar; an event which marked not only the history of his own country but the history of his very own life when years later, as a young adult he chose to devote his own life to serving as a Naval Officer in the Royal Navy.
He left the academy as a young Lieutenant on October 2, 1827 commanding many ships, and after <<good and long and notorious services>> was promoted to the rank of Captain by Captain Goldsmith of HMS Wellesly on July 4, 1859. [1]
- HMS Albion from December 12, 1827 till December 19,1828
- HMS Ramillies from October 16, 1829 till February 15, 1830
- HMS Talybont from February 16, 1830 till May 2, 1831
- HMS Englander from August 7, 1835 till December 8, 1835
- HMS Pylades from March 25, 1836 till December 13, 1836
- HMS Hercules from October 6, 1837 till September 30, 1840
- HMS Donegal from October 1, 1840 till September 22, 1841
- HMS Britannia from September 23, 1841 till December 24, 1841
- Inspecting Commander of Coast Guard from May 8, 1847 till May 8, 1852
- Agent for Transports from September 10, 1855 till March 21, 1856
- HMS Blenheim from June 18, 1856 till June 30, 1856
- HMS Wellesly from June 30, 1856 till December 11, 1859
For more biographical details or other information The National Archives (UK) [2]
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