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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| George Robinson R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 18 October 1830 | Born (London) | ||
| 1886 | Changed his surname from Robinson to Northland about this date (reason unknown) | ||
| 6 January 1921 | Died (Leamington Spa, Warwickshire) | ||
| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 23 January 1852 | Mate | ||
| 3 February 1855 | Lieutenant | ||
| 11 September 1865 | Commander | ||
| 29 May 1872 | Captain | ||
| 5 August 1885 | Retired Captain | ||
| 19 June 1888 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 10 December 1894 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 23 January 1852 | 21 May 1852 | Mate in Hogue, commanded by Captain John Macdougall, Queenstown | |
| 22 May 1852 | 6 January 1854 | Mate in Excellent, commanded by Captain Henry Ducie Chads, gunnery ship, Portsmouth | |
| 7 January 1854 | 8 November 1854 | Mate in Pique, commanded by Captain Frederick William Erskine Nicolson, Pacific (including 1854 Anglo-French squadron during the Russian War and 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | |
| 9 November 1854 | 2 February 1855 | Acting Lieutenant in Pique, commanded by Captain Frederick William Erskine Nicolson, Pacific (including 1854 Anglo-French squadron during the Russian War and 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | |
| 3 February 1855 | 16 February 1859 | Lieutenant in Pique, commanded by Captain Frederick William Erskine Nicolson, Pacific (including 1854 Anglo-French squadron during the Russian War and 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | |
| 26 April 1859 | 11 February 1861 | Lieutenant in St Vincent, commanded by Captain Thomas Wilson, reserve depot ship, Portsmouth | |
| 12 February 1861 | 20 November 1861 | Lieutenant in Britannia, commanded by Captain Robert Harris, cadet training ship, Portsmouth | |
| 25 June 1862 | 26 April 1865 | Lieutenant in Revenge, commanded by Captain Charles Fellowes, flagship of Rear-Admiral Robert Smart, Channel squadron | |
| 27 April 1865 | 14 May 1865 | Lieutenant in Caledonia, commanded by Captain Hon. Fitzgerald Algernon Charles Foley, Mediterranean | |
| 15 July 1867 | 21 July 1870 | Coast Guard, Youghal | |
| 20 January 1871 | 8 October 1872 | Commander in Rinaldo, China | |
| 13 September 1877 | 15 January 1880 | Captain in Turquoise, Pacific | |
| 28 December 1880 | 15 June 1883 | Captain in Encounter (until paying off at Sheerness), China | |
| 4 December 1883 | 12 August 1885 | Captain in Penelope, Coast Guard, Harwich (including summer cruises 10 June - 7 Augut 1884 and 9 June 29 July 1885) | |
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