Austin Bissell

Died| 1807
Allegiance| Great Britain
Service/branch| Royal Navy
Rank| Commander
Battles/wars| Napoleonic Wars

Austin Bissell (died 1807) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He was captain of the captured French frigate Créole when she sank on a journey from Jamaica to England.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Naval career
* 1.1 HMS Racoon
* 1.2 HMS Creole
* 1.3 Death
* 2 Bissell as an author
* 3 References
* 4 Bibliography
* 5 External links

## Naval career[edit]

HMS Racoon capturing French navy brig Mutine

### HMS Racoon[edit]

See also: HMS Racoon under Commander Austin Bissell

On 18 October 1802, Commander Bissell was given command of the 16-gun brig-sloop HMS Racoon.[2] While under his command, Racoon took part in several notable actions.

### HMS Creole[edit]

On Tuesday 3 January 1804, Bissell took command of the captured French frigate Créole in Port Royal, Jamaica. However, the ship foundered en route to Britain; nearby British vessels saved Bissell and his crew.[1][2]

### Death[edit]

Bissell died in 1807 when the 74-gun HMS Blenheim, of which he was then captain, foundered in the Indian Ocean.

## Bissell as an author[edit]

Bissell wrote a biography of Commodore John Blankett's voyages in the Middle East and India.[3] The book was published in 1806 at the expense of the East India Company.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Clowes, p. 318
2. ^ a b Winfield
3. ^ Bissell

## Bibliography[edit]

* Bissell, Austin (1806). A Voyage from England to the Red-Sea and along the east coast of Arabia to Bombay, by a squadron under the command of Commodore (afterwards Rear-admiral) John Blankett. East India Company.
* Clowes, William Laird (1997) [1900]. "London". The Royal Navy, A History from the Earliest Times to 1900, Volume V. Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-014-0.
* Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.

## External links[edit]

* Austin Bissell on Three Decks