Biographical Data
Thompson, John T. Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Captain (MM)
Official Number

 

Birth	00/00/1849	Death	13/07/1920
Place	Liverpool	Place	(nk)
Area		Area	BC
Country	UK	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours
Awards
Qualifications

 

Biography

He went to sea in the brig Alciope on the Baltic run from the UK. He served in foreign-going ships out of US Atlantic coast ports. He served for two years on the China coast after his wartime service. He served two years in the steamer Panama as Quartermaster and Third Mate. He came to Victoria in 1878. He served in the pilot boat Carolina as Master. (He was qualified as a Master Mariner (Coast trade #2212).) On 04/12/1878 he was appointed as a British Columbia Marine Pilot serving in the Victoria & Esquimalt District..

 

Military Service
He served in the USN during the US Civil War. He served in the USS Tallapoosa. (He was demobilied in 1865).

 

Vessels Owned	Hellen (Part owner) (Pilot boat);
Aircraft Flown
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Rogers, F. (1992); Wright, E.W. (ed.) (1895 reprinted 1967);
Last update
2011-09-24 17:47:30

Disclaimer: We are a group of volunteers, and this is not an "official" site. The information on this site is for informational purposes only and for the enjoyment of floating heritage. The Nauticapedia Project, its volunteers and its contributing authors assume no liability for any inaccurate or incomplete information, nor for any actions taken in reliance thereon. The information contained about each individual, vessel and firm has been checked to the best of our ability but may contain unintended inaccuracies or omissions. Please cite the source of the information you quote from these articles and database searches.

© 2002-2023