Robert O'Brien Fitzroy R.N.
Robert O'Brien Fitzroy R.N.

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Robert O'Brien Fitzroy R.N.Explanation
Son of Captain Robert FitzRoy
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
2 April 1839 Born ( Willesden, Middlesex)
7 May 1896 Died
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
12 January 1859Mate
5 September 1859Lieutenant
13 February 1866Commander
6 February 1872Captain
14 May 1888Rear Admiral
7 June 1894Vice-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
13 January 185312 January 1855Naval cadet in Impérieuse, commanded by Captain Rundle Burges Watson, Woolwich, then Portsmouth, then North America and West Indies, then the Baltic during the Russian War
13 January 18555 February 1857Midshipman in Impérieuse, commanded by Captain Rundle Burges Watson, the Baltic during the Russian War, then (March 1856) North America
6 February 18571 April 1858Midshipman in Sans Pareil, commanded by Captain Astley Cooper Key, China and India (Key in command of the naval brigade at the capture of Canton, 28 December 1857 during the 2nd Anglo-Chinese War)
2 April 185827 April 1858Acting Mate in Sans Pareil, commanded by Captain Astley Cooper Key, China
28 April 185811 September 1858Acting Lieutenant in Sans Pareil, commanded by Captain Julian Foulston Slight, China during the including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War
12 September 185813 September 1858Acting Lieutenant in Calcutta, commanded by Captain William King Hall, East Indies
14 September 185815 February 1859Acting Lieutenant in Sans Pareil, commanded by Captain Rochfort Maguire, East Indies and China
18 May 185913 July 1859Mate in Banshee, commanded by Commander Colin Andrew Campbell, Mediterranean
14 July 18596 September 1859Mate in Victoria and Albert, commanded by Captain Joseph Denman, Portsmouth
20 September 185928 August 1863Lieutenant in Odin, commanded by Captain Lord John Hay, East Indies and China
7 September 186329 January 1865Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Astley Cooper Key, gunnery ship, Portsmouth
30 January 186516 April 1865Lieutenant in Cambridge, commanded by Captain Charles Joseph Frederick Ewart, gunnery ship, Devonport
17 April 186510 October 1865Lieutenant in Edgar, commanded by Captain Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby then Captain Thomas Brandreth, Channel squadron
11 October 186521 December 1865Lieutenant in Bristol, commanded by Captain Leveson Eliot Henry Somerset, west coast of Africa
22 December 18652 February 1866Acting Commander in Sparrow, west coast of Africa
3 February 186612 February 1866Acting Commander in Bristol, commanded by Captain Leveson Eliot Henry Somerset, west coast of Africa
13 February 186625 January 1868Commander (2ic) in Bristol, commanded by Captain Leveson Eliot Henry Somerset, west coast of Africa
24 July 186814 August 1871Commander (2ic) in Prince Consort, commanded by Captain William Armytage then Captain John Dobree McCrea, Mediterranean
30 August 187215 May 1873Captain in Minotaur, Channel squadron
16 May 187330 September 1873Captain in Agincourt, Channel suuadron
22 November 18761 January 1877Additional Captain in Duncan, commanded by Captain Hon. Fitzgerald Algernon Charles Foley, Sheerness, for service in Alexandra
2 January 187711 March 1880Captain in Alexandra, flagship, Mediterranean
12 March 18803 April 1880Captain in Inconstant, Mediterranean
1 January 188121 March 1882Captain in Invincible, Mediterranean
24 June 188214 May 1883Captain in Orion (from commissioning at Chatham until paying off at Malta), Mediterranean (including 1882 Anglo-Egyptian warExternal link)
4 January 188420 September 1885Captain in Hercules, Coast Guard, Portland (including summer cruise 21 May - 23 July 1885)
21 September 18854 November 1886Commodore in Active, Training squadron
1 July 188723 August 1887Captain in EdinburghExternal link, for Queen Victoria's Jubilee Royal Naval Review
3 July 188823 August 1888Summer manoeuvres, flag in RodneyExternal link
21 April 189125 April 1894Superintendent of Naval Reserves, flag in Alexandra, Portland (including summer manoeuvres 8 July - 6 August 1891, 21 July - 26 August 1892 and 9 July - 13 August 1893)
12 May 189427 May 1895Commander-in-chief, Channel squadron, flag in Royal SovereignExternal link

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