Admiral William Hargood joined the Navy in 1773.He served as Lieutenant in the Magnificent in Lord Rodney's two actions off Dominica in 1732, Lieutenant in the Hebe frigate with Prince William Henry, later William lV, in 1785 accompanying him as one of his lieutenants in the Pegasus 1786, and as his 1st Lieutenant in the Andromeda in 1788-89. He commanded the Hyaena frigate when she was captured off Cape Tiberon by the French frigate Concorde in 1793 being made prisoner, but later escaped. On his return he was tried by court-martial, for the loss of his ship, but was acquitted of the charge. Captain of the Leopard the crew of which mutinied at the Nore in 1797, putting him ashore at Yarmouth. Captain of the Belleisle with Admiral Lord Nelson in 1803-4, in pursuit of the combined fleets to the West Indies and back in 1805 and at Trafalgar in 1805, where he was awarded a gold medal, the thanks of Parliament, and a sword of honour from the Patriotic Fund. Hargood died at the Royal Crescent, Bath in 1839 aged 77.
Admiral William Hargood joined the Navy in 1773.He served as Lieutenant in the Magnificent in Lord Rodney's two actions off Dominica in 1732, Lieutenant in the Hebe frigate with Prince William Henry, later William lV, in 1785 accompanying him as one of his lieutenants in the Pegasus 1786, and as his 1st Lieutenant in the Andromeda in 1788-89. He commanded the Hyaena frigate when she was captured off Cape Tiberon by the French frigate Concorde in 1793 being made prisoner, but later escaped. On his return he was tried by court-martial, for the loss of his ship, but was acquitted of the charge. Captain of the Leopard the crew of which mutinied at the Nore in 1797, putting him ashore at Yarmouth. Captain of the Belleisle with Admiral Lord Nelson in 1803-4, in pursuit of the combined fleets to the West Indies and back in 1805 and at Trafalgar in 1805, where he was awarded a gold medal, the thanks of Parliament, and a sword of honour from the Patriotic Fund. Hargood died at the Royal Crescent, Bath in 1839 aged 77.
Bio by: Kieran Smith
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