He still held this rank by the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars and in January 1793 was appointed to command the fireship HMS Conflagration .
John Loring was commissioned as a lieutenant on 3 December 1779 .
John Loring still held this rank by the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars and in January 1793 was appointed to command the fireship HMS Conflagration .
John Loring was commissioned as a lieutenant on 3 December 1779 .