Francis Godolphin Bond (23 January 1765 – 26 October 1839,

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) was a

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in the

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. He was a nephew of

William Bligh William Bligh (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was a Vice-admiral (Royal Navy), Royal Navy vice-admiral and colonial administrator who served as the governor of New South Wales from 1806 to 1808. He is best known for his role in the Muti ...

and grandfather of

Frederick Bligh Bond Frederick Bligh Bond (30 June 1864 – 8 March 1945), was an English architect, illustrator, archaeologist, Parapsychology, psychical researcher and member of the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia. Early life Bligh Bond was the son of the Rev. Fre ...

. He sailed as Bligh's First Lieutenant on

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, Bligh's second breadfruit mission to Tahiti following the ill-fated Bounty voyage. In 1798 as a Lieutenant he commissioned the newly acquired . Under his command, ''Netley'' captured numerous French and Spanish privateers, including ''Egyptienne''. In all, under Bond ''Netley'' captured some 45 prizes, including 19 armed privateers. ''Reina Luisa'' alone was valued for purposes of

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at £24,000. If Bond received the full ¼ due the captain of the capturing vessel(s), his share would have been £6,000, or an amount equivalent to about 15 years pay for a senior captain (in rank). This would have been in addition to the prize money for all his other captures. Bond received his promotion to Commander on 11 December 1800 and left ''Netley''. Bond returned to England. He was promoted to

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on 29 April 1802. In June 1803 he received a command in the

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. He received no further command and though he rose to the rank rear admiral on 10 January 1837 through seniority, he actually appears never to have gone to sea again in a naval capacity after his service in ''Netley''. Bond died at Exeter, about three years later, on 26 October 1839, aged 74.

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* Royal Navy rear admirals 1765 births 1839 deaths {{UK-navy-bio-stub