George Pechell Mends

George Pechell Mends (baptized 10 May 181515 September 1871) was an English sailor and amateur artist.

He joined the Royal Navy in 1824, first serving on his father's ship. After ten years, he became an officer and served on several other ships. His first command was and his subsequent commands were and . When the latter was paid off in 1866, he retired as a captain on half-pay. Throughout his service on naval stations all over the world, he painted watercolours which typically showed ships and nautical landscapes.

Early life George Pechell Mends was baptized on 10 May 1815 at St Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon, England. He was born into a notable Pembrokeshire naval family. His father was Vice Admiral William Bowen Mends, whose brother, George's uncle, was Commodore Sir Robert Mends (c. 1767–1823). His own elder brother was Admiral Sir William Robert Mends (27 February 1812 – 26 June 1897), and a younger brother was to become a captain in the Royal Navy. He was the first child to go to sea. Mends grew up in Haverfordwest. He formally entered the Navy on 9 February 1824 as a volunteer on his father's ship . His daughter Mary Louise, an only child, married Captain Arnold John Errington RN in Exeter on 1 May 1877.

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