Barrington Dacres (died 25 October 1806) was an officer of the Royal Navy , who saw service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars . He eventually rose to the rank of Post-Captain . He did not see action in many significant engagements, and is chiefly remembered for the accidental loss of his ship to the French, and for the unsuccessful chase of two French ships in the English Channel . He did command a number of ships of the line under several of the leading naval commanders of his time. His early death, however, prevented him from achieving the same seniority and degree of fame as his relatives did.
15-544: Dacres is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Barrington Dacres (died 1806), Royal Navy captain Brenda Dacres , British politician Desmond Adolphus Dacres, real name of Desmond Dekker (1941–2006), Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician James Richard Dacres (Royal Navy officer, born 1749) , Royal Navy vice-admiral James Richard Dacres (Royal Navy officer, born 1788) , Royal Navy vice admiral, son of
30-485: A high-ranking admiral would have two post-captains on his flagship. The junior would serve as the flag captain and retain responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the vessel. The senior would be the fleet captain , or " captain of the fleet ", and would serve as the admiral's chief-of-staff. These two captains would be listed in the ship's roll as the "second captain" and "first captain", respectively. After 1795, when they were first introduced on Royal Navy uniforms,
45-527: Is an obsolete alternative form of the rank of captain in the Royal Navy . The term served to distinguish those who were captains by rank from: In the Royal Navy of the 18th and 19th centuries, an officer might be promoted from commander to captain, but not have a command. Until the officer obtained a command, he was "on the beach" and on half-pay . An officer "took post" or was "made post" when he
60-567: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Barrington Dacres Barrington was born the eldest son of Captain, later Vice-Admiral, James Richard Dacres , and his wife Eleanor Blandford Pearce. The Dacres would eventually become a substantial naval dynasty. Barrington's brother James Richard Dacres became a vice-admiral, as did Barrington's uncle Richard Dacres , while his cousin Sydney Dacres became an admiral, and First Sea Lord . Barrington Dacres took command of
75-706: The Culloden in pursuit, eventually closing the distance and opening fire. The Duguay-Trouin was first to reach the safety of the port, but Dacres continued to engage the Guerrière until he was almost under the guns of the shore batteries. He eventually veered away, having inflicted considerable damage and several casualties. Dacres remained in command of Culloden until being succeeded by Captain George Reynolds in February 1804. Dacres then took command of
90-643: The Petronelle . By September, he was cruising in the English Channel as part of Sir Edward Pellew's squadron, when the French 74-gun Duguay-Trouin was spotted sailing in company with the 38-gun frigate Guerrière . The two had already been engaged by HMS Boadicea , under Captain John Maitland , but the French ships had driven her off and were now bound for Corunna . Dacres took
105-409: The surname Dacres . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dacres&oldid=1212764613 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
120-904: The 74-gun HMS Venerable in February, and was involved in the blockade of Brest , under Rear-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood . He was succeeded by John Hunter in August 1804. By January 1805, Dacres was briefly aboard HMS Theseus , taking over from Captain Francis Temple, but by March, Temple was back in command. He took command of HMS Hercule , capturing a number of merchant vessels carrying sugar on 9 July 1806. Barrington Dacres appears to have been in poor health and died at Bath, Somerset on 25 October 1806. He predeceased his father, who died in January 1810. Post-Captain Post-captain , post captain , or postcaptain
135-496: The former Richard Dacres (Royal Navy officer) (1761–1837), Royal Navy vice-admiral Richard Dacres (British Army officer) (1799–1886), British Army field-marshal Sydney Dacres (1805–1884), Royal Navy admiral and First Naval Lord Thomas Dacres (1587–1668), English politician Thomas Dacres (younger) (1609–1668), English politician, son of the above See also [ edit ] Dacre (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
150-676: The newly converted bomb vessel HMS Bulldog in 1799. He remained in command until 27 February 1801, when he put into the Italian port of Ancona , unaware that it had been captured by the French. The French seized the Bulldog . Captain Thomas Rogers of HMS Mercury attempted to recapture the Bulldog by cutting her out of the port. Although Rogers was nearly successful, the British were forced to abandon her again. She
165-401: The number and position of epaulettes distinguished between commanders and post-captains of various seniorities. A commander wore a single epaulette on the left shoulder. A post-captain with less than three years' seniority wore a single epaulette on the right shoulder, and a post-captain with three or more years seniority wore an epaulette on each shoulder. In the O'Brian series, Aubrey "wets
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#1732786975741180-406: Was almost always a large ship of the line . The admiral would usually do this to keep his most junior captain under close observation and subject to his direct supervision. Captains commanding an admiral's flagship were called " flag captains ". One example of this is the appointment of Alexander Hood to the command of HMS Barfleur , flagship of his cousin, Admiral Sir Samuel Hood . Sometimes,
195-518: Was finally retaken off Gallipoli on 16 September 1801 by Lord William Stuart 's HMS Champion . Dacres's career does not appear to have been particularly adversely affected by the accidental loss of his ship. He was promoted to Post-Captain on 29 April 1802. He took command of the 74-gun third rate HMS Culloden in May 1803, and recommissioned her in July that year. On 5 June, he captured
210-519: Was first commissioned to command a vessel. Usually this was a rated vessel – that is, a ship too important to be commanded by a mere commander – but was occasionally an unrated one. Once a captain was given a command, his name was "posted" in The London Gazette . Being "made post" is portrayed as the most crucial event in an officer's career in both Forester's Horatio Hornblower series and O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series . Once an officer
225-444: Was promoted to post-captain, further promotion was strictly by seniority; if he could avoid death or disgrace, he would eventually become an admiral (even if only a yellow admiral ). A junior post-captain would usually command a frigate or a comparable ship, while more senior post-captains would command larger ships. An exception to this rule was that a very junior post-captain could be posted to command an admiral's flagship, which
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