Henry Holford Washington R.N.
Henry Holford Washington R.N.

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Henry Holford Washington R.N.Explanation
Son of George Washington R.N. (1800-1863)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
12 June 1839 Born (London)
14 March 1870 Married Leda (-1891), daughter of Gena
10 May 1907 Died (London)
 
DateRank
15 January 1852Naval cadet
15 January 1854Midshipman
7 July 1858Mate
28 June 1859Lieutenant
10 December 1869Commander
13 June 1889Retired Captain
 
Date fromDate toService
15 January 185214 January 1854Naval cadet in Britannia, commanded by Captain George Goldsmith then Captain Thomas Wren Carter, Mediterranean
15 January 185419 March 1854Midshipman in Britannia, commanded by Captain Thomas Wren Carter, Mediterranean
20 March 18543 April 1855Midshipman in Sidon, commanded by Captain George Goldsmith, Mediterranean (and Black Sea during the Russian War)
4 April 18554 April 1857Midshipman in Duke of Wellington, commanded by Captain Henry Caldwell, the Baltic during the Russian War then the Mediterranean
5 April 18572 September 1857Midshipman in Cyclops, commanded by Lieutenant and commander Joseph Dayman, taking soundings for Agamemnon, laying the first Transatlantic cable (initiated 16 August 1858, but stopped working only a couple of weeks later)
3 September 18576 July 1858Midshipman in Diadem, commanded by Captain William Moorsom, Channel squadron, then West Indies (until Moorsom was invalided)
7 July 185829 June 1859Mate in Diadem, commanded by Captain William Moorsom, Channel squadron, then West Indies (until Moorsom was invalided)
30 June 185921 March 1863Lieutenant in Impérieuse, commanded by Captain Rochfort Maguire then Captain George Ommaney Willes then acting Captain Robert Gibson, East Indies and China
16 May 186323 February 1867Lieutenant in Cossack, commanded by Captain William Rae Rolland then Captain Richard Dunning White, Mediterranean
17 May 18678 October 1868Lieutenant in Favorite, commanded by Captain Francis Henry Shortt then Captain John Dobree McCrea, North America and West Indies
9 October 186823 December 1868Acting Commander in Niobe, North America and West Indies
24 December 186825 August 1869Lieutenant in Favorite, commanded by Captain John Dobree McCrea, North America and West Indes
26 August 18696 October 1869Lieutenant in Duke of Wellington, commanded by Captain George Hancock, Portsmouth, training ship for seamen, for 6 weeks leave
16 October 187314 October 1876Coast Guard, Newcastle, Co. Down then Whitstable, Kent
28 December 18762 September 1878Commander in Vulture, East Indies
9 January 188010 January 1883Commander in President, Drill Ship for Royal Naval Reserve, West India Docks
22 June 18837 March 1888Commander in Durham, Drill Ship for the Royal Naval Reserve, Sunderland

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