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− | {{People|name=Tom Riley|dob=|service=[[Royal Navy]]|rank= | + | {{People|name=Tom Riley|dob=|service=[[Royal Navy]]|rank=Captain|nationality=British|billets=[[HMS Belize]], Third Lieutenant<br>[[HMS Reliant]], Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Captain<br>[[HMS Allegiance]], Captain}} |
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
− | At the | + | At the time the [[Amitie]] was captured in early 1805, Riley was second lieutenant to Capt. [[William Laurence]] on the Reliant. Riley had been with Laurence since he was a midshipman, including service aboard the [[HMS Belize]] as third lieutenant to Laurence. He and Laurence have a good relationship; had it been up to Laurence, Riley would have been his first lieutenant rather than [[Gibbs]]. |
− | As Gibbs had been assigned to take the [[Amitie]] into port, Riley is the ranking officer on the Reliant when [[Temeraire]] is hatched, and Laurence brevets him to captain. | + | As Gibbs had been assigned to take the [[Amitie]] into port, Riley is the ranking officer on the Reliant when [[Temeraire]] is hatched, and Laurence brevets him to captain. At Laurence's suggestion, he later sought and won command of the Allegiance, which transported Laurence, [[Temeraire]], and their crew to China. |
− | + | Riley had fair, freckled skin, and tended to telegraph his emotions on his face. | |
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+ | Riley's father had plantations in the West Indies that used several hundred slaves. [[Lord Allendale]] once named Riley's father as one of several men who "disgrace the name of Christian, and blight the character and reputation of their country." As Riley was much closer to his father than Laurence was to Lord Allendale, this put a great strain on their relationship for a time. The idealogical division caused further distress during the course of their journey to China. | ||
[[Category:A-Z|Riley, Tom]] | [[Category:A-Z|Riley, Tom]] |
Revision as of 21:07, 29 September 2006
Character Profile
Name: | Tom Riley |
Date of Birth: | |
Service: | Royal Navy |
Rank: | Captain |
Nationality: | British |
Billets: | HMS Belize, Third Lieutenant HMS Reliant, Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Captain HMS Allegiance, Captain |
Biography
At the time the Amitie was captured in early 1805, Riley was second lieutenant to Capt. William Laurence on the Reliant. Riley had been with Laurence since he was a midshipman, including service aboard the HMS Belize as third lieutenant to Laurence. He and Laurence have a good relationship; had it been up to Laurence, Riley would have been his first lieutenant rather than Gibbs.
As Gibbs had been assigned to take the Amitie into port, Riley is the ranking officer on the Reliant when Temeraire is hatched, and Laurence brevets him to captain. At Laurence's suggestion, he later sought and won command of the Allegiance, which transported Laurence, Temeraire, and their crew to China.
Riley had fair, freckled skin, and tended to telegraph his emotions on his face.
Riley's father had plantations in the West Indies that used several hundred slaves. Lord Allendale once named Riley's father as one of several men who "disgrace the name of Christian, and blight the character and reputation of their country." As Riley was much closer to his father than Laurence was to Lord Allendale, this put a great strain on their relationship for a time. The idealogical division caused further distress during the course of their journey to China.