Richard Dunning White R.N.
Richard Dunning White R.N.

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Richard Dunning White R.N.Explanation
Youngest son of Admiral Thomas White
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
16 August 1813 Born
20 May 1881 C.B. (Companion of the Bath)
28 July 1899 Died (Heavitree, Exeter)
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary'
 
DateRank
15 April 1826Entered Navy
5 November 1840Lieutenant
28 August 1847Commander
10 May 1856Captain
19 January 1874Retired Rear-Admiral
1 February 1879Retired Vice-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
15 December 184016 January 1841Lieutenant in Princess Charlotte, commanded by Captain Arthur Fanshawe, Mediterranean
17 January 184117 April 1841Lieutenant in Implacable, commanded by Captain Edward Harvey, Mediterranean
18 April 184116 August 1843Lieutenant in Vanguard, commanded by Captain David Dunn, Mediterranean and off Lisbon
13 October 18436 January 1847Lieutenant in Sealark, commanded by Commander Thomas Lewis Gooch, west coast of Africa
7 January 184727 August 1847Acting Commander in Sealark, west coast of Africa
28 August 184725 September 1847Commander in Sealark (until paying off at Chatham), west coast of Africa
1 July 185011 May 1853Commander in Cygnet (until paying off at Portsmouth), coast of Africa
6 January 185515 May 1856Commander in Desperate, the Baltic during the Russian War
16 September 18591 June 1863Captain in Madagascar, storeship, Rio de Janeiro
26 May 186523 February 1867Captain in Cossack (until paying off at Sheerness), Mediterranean
28 September 186711 January 1869Captain in Mersey, flagship, Queenstown

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