Joseph Langtry

Captain Joseph Miller Langtry (b. May 1, 1805, Aldingbourne, Sussex – d. February 14, 1862, Southampton, Hampshire) Royal Navy captain who was born the same year as the Battle of Trafalgar. As a young adult he chose to serve as an officer in the Royal Navy. He left the academy as a young lieutenant on October 2, 1827, commanded many ships, and was promoted to the rank of captain by Captain Goldsmith of the HMS Wellesly on July 4, 1859.[1]

  1. HMS Albion, December 12, 1827 - December 19, 1828
  2. HMS Ramillies, October 16, 1829 - February 15, 1830
  3. HMS Talybont, February 16, 1830 - May 2, 1831
  4. HMS Englander, August 7, 1835 - December 8, 1835
  5. HMS Pylades, March 25, 1836 - December 13, 1836
  6. HMS Hercules, October 6, 1837 - September 30, 1840
  7. HMS Donegal, October 1, 1840 - September 22, 1841
  8. HMS Britannia, September 23, 1841 - December 24, 1841
  9. Inspecting Commander of Coast Guard, May 8, 1847 - May 8, 1852
  10. Agent for Transports, September 10, 1855 - March 21, 1856
  11. HMS Blenheim, June 18, 1856 - June 30, 1856
  12. HMS Wellesly, June 30, 1856 - December 11, 1859

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