Admiral of the Fleet Sir Graham Eden Hamond, 2nd Baronet, (30 December 1779 – 20 December 1862) was a

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officer. After seeing action as a junior officer at the Glorious First of June and then at the Battle of Toulon, he commanded the fifth-rate HMS ''Blanche'' at the Battle of Copenhagen during the

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. Hamond became commanding officer of the third-rate HMS ''Plantagenet'' and captured the French ships ''Le Courier de Terre Neuve'' and ''L'Atalante'' in an action during the

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. He took command of the fifth-rate HMS ''Lively'' and took part in the

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, when three Spanish frigates laden with treasure were captured, and was then given command of the third-rate HMS ''Victorious'' and took part in the attack on Flushing during the disastrous Walcheren Campaign. After a period of leave from the Navy, Hamond became commanding officer of the third-rate HMS ''Wellesley'' and conveyed the diplomat Lord Stuart de Rothesay to

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to negotiate a commercial treaty with the Emperor Pedro I. Hamond went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South American Station.

Early career

Born the only son of Captain Sir Andrew Hamond and Anne Hamond (née Graeme), Hamond joined the Royal Navy in September 1785. He was recorded, as a captain's servant, on the books of the

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HMS ''Irresistible'', his father's flagship in his role as Commander-in-Chief, The Nore and, having been promoted to

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in 1790, actually served in the third-rate HMS ''Vanguard'', the third-rate HMS ''Bedford'' and then the second-rate HMS ''Duke''.Heathcote, p. 105 In January 1793 he transferred to the fifth-rate HMS ''Phaeton'' and assisted in the capture of ''Le Général Dumourier'' and her prize ''St. Iago'' in an action during the

and received his portion of a large amount of prize money. He then joined the

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HMS ''Queen Charlotte'', flagship of Earl Howe in his role as Commander-in-Chief,

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, and saw action at the Glorious First of June in June 1794. He served in the fifth-rate HMS ''Aquilon'' and the third-rate HMS ''Zealous'' before transferring to the first-rate HMS ''Britannia'', flagship of Sir William Hotham in his role as Commander-in-Chief,

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, in June 1795 and seeing action at the Battle of Toulon in July 1795. Promoted to

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on 19 October 1796, Hamond served in the fifth-rate HMS ''Aigle'' in the Mediterranean Squadron in Autumn 1796 and in the fifth-rate HMS ''Niger'' in Spring 1797. Promoted to

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on 20 October 1798, he became commanding officer of the

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HMS ''Echo'' and was employed in the blockade of

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and on different occasions took charge of convoys. Promoted to

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on 30 November 1798, he became commanding officer of the

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HMS ''Champion'' and captured the French privateer ''Anacreon'' in June 1799. Hamond described ''Anacreon'' as "almost a new vessel, sails remarkably fast, is copper-bottomed, and seems fit for His Majesty's Service." He then took part in the Siege of French-held Malta in Spring 1800 before becoming commanding officer of the third-rate HMS ''Lion'' later that year. He went on to be commanding officer of the fifth-rate HMS ''Blanche'' and took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in April 1801. HMS Wellesly (1815)

Hamond became commanding officer of the third-rate HMS ''Plantagenet'' in February 1803 and captured the French ships ''Le Courier de Terre Neuve'' and ''L'Atalante'' in an action later that year during the

.Heathcote, p. 106 He took command of the fifth-rate HMS ''Lively'' in July 1804 and took part in the

when three Spanish frigates laden with treasure were captured. HMS ''Lively'' captured two other treasure ships, the ''San Miguel'' and the ''Santa Gertruyda'' off

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and Cape St Maria respectively in December 1804. He went on to engage in a duel with the Spanish ship ''Glorioso'' in May 1805 and then to transport British troops to

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in November 1805. He was then given command of the third-rate HMS ''Victorious'' on the

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in December 1808 and took part in the attack on Flushing during the disastrous Walcheren Campaign in Summer 1809. He went on to be commanding officer of the third-rate HMS ''Rivoli'' in the Mediterranean Squadron in May 1813. He was appointed a

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on 4 June 1815 and a Deputy Lieutenant of the

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on 27 October 1821. After a period of leave from the Navy, Hamond became commanding officer of the third-rate HMS ''Wellesley'' in March 1824 and then conveyed the diplomat Lord Stuart de Rothesay to

to negotiate a commercial treaty with the Emperor Pedro I.

Senior command

Promoted to

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on 27 May 1825, Hamond travelled in the third-rate HMS ''Spartiate'' on his new mission to deliver the treaty of separation between Brazil and Portugal to King

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. He inherited his father's baronetcy in September 1828. He was advanced to

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on 13 September 1831 and became Commander-in-Chief, South American Station, with his flag in the third-rate HMS ''Spartiate'', in September 1834. Promoted to vice admiral on 10 January 1837 and to full

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on 22 January 1847 he was advanced to

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on 5 July 1855. He was appointed

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on 22 November 1860 and

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on 5 June 1862 before being promoted to Admiral of the Fleet on 10 November 1862. Hamond died at his home at Norton Lodge near

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on 20 December 1862.

Family

In December 1806 Hamond married Elizabeth Kimber; they had three daughters and two sons.

References

Sources

External links

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"Sir Andrew Hamond and Sir Graham Hamond: Correspondence and Papers"
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