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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Francis Arden Close R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of the Very Rev. Francis Close (1797-1882) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 28 February 1829 | Born (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) | ||
| 8 May 1851 | Married, firstly, Mary Henrietta (1830-????) daugher of ??? Hebden | ||
| 16 April 1862 | Married, secondly, Fanny Paulina King (1842-1903), daughter of ??? Kräutler | ||
| 25 August 1918 | Died (Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 30 May 1850 | Lieutenant | ||
| 29 August 1854 | Commander | ||
| 9 July 1861 | Captain | ||
| 5 August 1877 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 6 May 1882 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| 15 July 1887 | Retired Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 5 December 1851 | Lieutenant in Blenheim, commanded by William Honeyman Henderson | ||
| 26 January 1856 | Commander in Mohawk, including 1856 'Grand Naval Review' | ||
| 24 November 1856 | Commander in Trident, west coast of Africa | ||
| 1901 | Sherrif of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | ||
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