Constantine Richard Moorsom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetConstantine Richard Moorsom
Royal Navy officer
Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1792
Place of Birth: Whitby, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 26-May-1861
Profession: naval officer
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Constantine Richard Moorsom
- 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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| Alternative names | Benjamin Robert Haydon; Mr. Haydon; Hayden; Haydon; B.R. Haydon | ||
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| Date of birth/death | 26 January 1786 | 22 June 1846 | |
| Location of birth/death | Plymouth | London | |
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