Admiral Sir Samuel Pym KCB was a Royal Navy officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Occupation
naval officer
Born
1778
Died
October 2, 1855
Overview
Admiral Sir Samuel Pym KCB (1778–1855) was a British admiral, brother of Sir William Pym.
In June 1788, Pym joined the Royal Navy as captain's servant of the frigate Eurydice. He was promoted to lieutenant of the sloop Martin, under Captain William Grenville Lobb, and served under Lobb aboard the and the Aimable.
From November 1798, Pym served aboard the Ethalion (36), taking part in the capture of the Spanish Thetis and Santa-Brigida in 1799. The Ethalion was wrecked on the Penmarks on Christmas Day.
From April 1804, Pym served aboard the Mars, and from June on the 74-gun Atlas, under the overall command of Sir John Thomas Duckworth. Pym was decorated after the Battle of San Domingo on 6 February 1806.
