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| Edward Pellew Halsted R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of Sir Lawrence William Halsted R.N. (1764-1841) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 28 December 1807 | Born (East Teignmouth, Devon, England) | ||
| 1850 | Wrote 'The Screw-fleet of the Navy' | ||
| 17 July 1873 | Died (Haslar Hospital,Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 1 March 1821 | Entered Navy | ||
| 26 January 1829 | Lieutenant | ||
| 6 December 1836 | Commander | ||
| 15 April 1842 | Captain | ||
| 12 April 1862 | Rear-Admiral | ||
| 24 May 1867 | Vice-Admiral | ||
| 1 April 1870 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 8 April 1839 | 14 April 1842 | Commander in Childers, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war) | |
| 7 August 1850 | 19 May 1853 | Captain in Dauntless (from commissioning at Portsmouth until paying off at Portsmouth), particular service, then North America and West Indies | |
| 9 August 1856 | 28 February 1858 | Captain in Edinburgh, guard ship, Sheerness (replaced by Cressy) | |
| 1 March 1858 | 24 April 1859 | Captain in Cressy, guardship of Ordinary, Sheerness | |
| 25 April 1859 | 30 September 1859 | Captain in Minotaur, guard ship of the Steam reserve, Sheerness | |
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