 Complete the following phrase:  Born the only son of Captain Sir Andrew Hamond and Anne Hamond née Graeme, Hamond joined the Royal Navy in September 1785. He was recorded, as a captains servant, on the books of the third-rate HMS Irresistible, his fathers flagship in his role as Commander-in-Chief, The Nore and, having been promoted to midshipman in 1790, actually served in the third-rate HMS Vanguard, the third-rate HMS Bedford and then the second-rate HMS Duke. In January 1793 he transferred to the fifth-rate HMS Phaeton and assisted in the capture of Le Général Dumourier and her prize St. Iago in an action during the French Revolutionary Wars and received his portion of a large amount of prize money. He then joined the first-rate HMS Queen Charlotte, flagship of Earl Howe in his role as Commander-in-Chief, Channel Squadron, and saw action at the 