Graham Moore (admiral)

Sir Graham Moore
Oil on canvas portrait, c. 1792, by Sir Thomas Lawrence
Born	1764 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	25 November 1843 (aged 78–79) Cobham, Surrey
Allegiance	Great Britain  United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1777–1839
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Bonetta HMS Syren HMS Melampus HMS Indefatigable HMS Marlborough HMS Chatham HMS Fame Mediterranean Fleet Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War  • Relief of Gibraltar  • Battle of Cape Spartel  • Battle of Tory Island French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars  • Action of 5 October 1804  • Walcheren Campaign
Awards	Order of the Tower and Sword (1808) Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1815) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (1832) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (1836)
Relations	Dr. John Moore (father) General Sir John Moore (brother) Harriet Jane Moore (niece)

Admiral Sir Graham Moore, GCB GCMG (1764–1843) was a British sailor and a career officer in the Royal Navy. He was the younger brother of General Sir John Moore.

Moore was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Jean Simson and John Moore, doctor and author. He entered the Navy in 1777 at the age of 13. He was promoted to lieutenant on 8 March 1782 to serve aboard Crown, taking part in the relief of Gibraltar under Lord Howe, and the subsequent battle of Cape Spartel in October. During the peace he travelled through France, but was recalled to serve aboard Perseus, Dido, and then Adamant, the flagship of Sir Richard Hughes on the North American Station. On 22 November 1790 he was promoted to commander in the sloop Bonetta, before finally returning to England in 1793.

Moore was promoted to post-captain on 2 April 1794, soon after the start of the Revolutionary War, with command of the 32-gun frigate Syren, in the North Sea and the coast of France. He then commanded the 36-gun frigate Melampus from September 1795. In her he took part in the Battle of Tory Island on 12 October 1798, capturing the French frigate Résolue two days later. In February 1800 he went out to the West Indies, but was invalided home after eighteen months.