Vice-Admiral Norwich Duff FRSE was a Royal Navy officer.
Occupation
naval officer
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Born
August 15, 1792
Died
April 21, 1862
Overview
Admiral Norwich Duff FRSE (15 August 1792 – 21 April 1862) was a Royal Navy officer.
Life
The son of Captain George Duff RN, and Sophia Dirom, he was born at 9 South Castle Street, Edinburgh. He entered the Royal Navy in July 1805, just before his 13th birthday, serving aboard his father's ship as a midshipman. In October 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar his father was killed.
Duff was promoted to lieutenant in September 1811 and was appointed flag lieutenant to the commander-in-chief in February 1814. He served on . He was promoted to commander on 15 June 1814 and appointed to command of the 18-gun brig-sloop , part of the naval force in the Chesapeake during the War of 1812, and later took part in the attack on New Orleans.
In October 1816 Duff was appointed to command of the 10-gun brig-sloop and sent to the Caribbean, where he assumed command of the 18-gun in September 1817. He returned to England in August 1818.
