Edward Pellew Halsted R.N.
Edward Pellew Halsted R.N.
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Edward Pellew Halsted R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Sir Lawrence William Halsted R.N. (1764-1841) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |