 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Akaberekwa ari mwanakomana mukuru waCharles Gordon weWardhouse, Aberdeenshire, nomudzimai wake, mwanasikana waMajor James Mercer, weAuchnacant, Aberdeenshire, Gordon akabatana neRoyal Navy muna November 1793. Akagoverwa ku74-gun muChannel Squadron, akabatanidzwa mukudzivirirwa kweBrest uye akashanda pasi paIshe Howe muHondo yeGlorious First yaJunemuna June 1794. Akapedza nguva ari pachiteshi chengarava mu 74-gun, mu 74-gun, 74-gun uye pakupedzisira 24-gun muna 1794. Akachinjirwa kuchikepe cheFrigate muna 1795 uye akashanda pasi paAdmiral Lord Bridport paHondo yeGroix muna Chikumi 1795 panguva yeFrench Revolutionary Wars. 