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  • Constantine Richard Moorsom
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  • Constantine Richard Moorsom (1792–1861) was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. He commanded HMS Fury a Hecla-class bomb vessel which saw wartime service in the Bombardment of Algiers, an attack on Barbary pirates at Algiers in HMS Fury in August, 1816. Moorsom was the son of Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom, a veteran of Trafalgar. Moorsom was on the roster of HMS Revenge, his father's ship, when it was at the Battle of Trafalgar. However records show that Constantine was actually at school at the time of the battle. Moorsom rose to be chairman of the London & North Western Railway.
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Birth Date
  • 1792-09-22
death place
  • Russell Square, London
Spouse
  • Mary
Name
  • Constantine Richard Moorsom
resting place
Caption
  • Moorsom at the 1840 Anti-Slavery Conference
Birth Place
  • High Stakesby, Whitby, North Riding of Yorkshire
death date
  • 1861-05-26
Image size
  • 240
Children
  • many
Occupation
Known For
  • Innovation
Parents
Nationality
  • English
abstract
  • Constantine Richard Moorsom (1792–1861) was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. He commanded HMS Fury a Hecla-class bomb vessel which saw wartime service in the Bombardment of Algiers, an attack on Barbary pirates at Algiers in HMS Fury in August, 1816. Moorsom was the son of Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom, a veteran of Trafalgar. Moorsom was on the roster of HMS Revenge, his father's ship, when it was at the Battle of Trafalgar. However records show that Constantine was actually at school at the time of the battle. Moorsom rose to be chairman of the London & North Western Railway.
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