Francis Scott R.N.
Francis Scott R.N.

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Francis Scott R.N.Explanation
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
5 April 1808 Born ( Bordley, Devon)
3 August 1842 Married Frances Magdalen (1822-1881), daughter of Henry Harvey (1786-1853)
1 June 1875 Died (Gosforth, Cumberland)
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary'
 
DateRank
11 July 1822Entered Navy
11 February 1835Lieutenant
2 July 1841Commander
12 August 1848Captain
2 April 1866Rear-Admiral
8 March 1873Vice-Admiral
6 April 1873Retired Vice-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
21 May 183522 December 1836Lieutenant in Clio, Mediterranean
23 December 183617 August 1841Lieutenant in Rodney, commanded by Captain Hyde Parker then Captain Robert Maunsell, Mediterranean
9 September 184320 January 1847Commander in Hyacinth, North America and West Indies
18 December 18521 February 1855Captain in Odin, Portsmouth, later Woolwich, then (July 1854) the Baltic during the Russian War
2 February 185516 May 1856Captain in Russell (until paying off at Sheerness), Portsmouth and Queenstown
1 December 185731 January 1858Captain in Maeander
1 February 185811 June 1860Captain in Blenheim, Coast Guard, Portland (replaced by Colossus)
12 June 18604 April 1861Captain in Colossus (from commissioning at Portsmouth), Coast Guard, Portland (replacing Blenheim)
16 December 18617 March 1862Captain in Orlando (from commissioning at Plymouth), North America
8 March 186215 April 1862Captain in Diadem (until paying off at Portsmouth), Portsmouth
3 March 18631 March 1866Captain in Victory, flag-ship, Commander-in-chief, Portsmouth

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