Austin, Horatio Thomas

He entered the navy in 1813.

He served in the American campaigns of the War of 1812.

He served in HMS Ramillies.

He served in HMS Creole (under Captain Sir Thomas Hardy) He was appointed as a Lieutenant RN (With seniority dated 09/09/1822).

He served in HMS Fury (under Captain Hoppner) as First Lieutenant 1824-1825.

He served in HMS Chanticleer (under Captain Foster) 1827-1830.

He was appointed as a Commander RN (With seniority dated 26/05/1831).

He served in HMS Salamander (in command) (the first steam vessel in the Royal Navy) 1832.

He served in HMS meda (in command) 1834.

He was appointed as a Captain RN (With seniority dated 28/06/1838).

He served in HMS Cyclops (In command) 1839-1843 (in the Syrian War he captured Sidon).

He served in HMS Blenheim (In command) 1848.

He served in HMS Resolute (In command) 1850-1851.

He headed an expedition of four ships 1850-1851 through Lancaster Sound and wintered at Griffith Island to search for the lost Franklin Expedition. His ship Assistance found the first traces of the lost men on Beechey Island.

He was appointed as Admiral Superintendent of the Deptford Dockyard during the Crimean War.

He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral RN (With seniority dated 28/11/1864).

He was appointed as Admiral Superintendent of the Malta Dockyard 1863.

He was appointed as a Vice-Admiral RN (With seniority dated 20/10/1864).

Cape Austin (west coast Cornwallis Island); Austin Channel (between Byam Martin and Bathurst Island);