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Officers A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
The table below is intended to include all commissioned officers (that is, with the rank of Lieutenant or above) in command of a Royal Navy vessel between 1840 and 1880. The data are chiefly derived from service records in the National Archives in Kew, contemporary Navy Lists, William R. O'Byrne's "Naval Biographical Dictionary" (1849) and the "Naval Intelligence" column of the Times newspaper.
Follow the links in the first column for available biographic and career data. The 'Rank reached' column shows the highest substantive rank reached (thus not including "retired ..."); as the data are incomplete, however, some officers may have actually reached a higher rank.
For officers not shown here, try Paul Benyon's extensive list
. For persons other than naval sea officers, go here.
| Officer | Born | Died | Rank reached | Entries | |
| Nowell | Salmon R.N. | 1835 | 1912 | Admiral of the Fleet | 29 |
| John | Sanderson R.N. | <1828 | 1859 | Captain | 12 |
| Williams | Sandom R.N. | 1785 | 1858 | Rear-Admiral | 14 |
| Henry Stair | Sandys R.N. | 1841 | 1912 | Commander | 29 |
| George Rose | Sartorius R.N. | 1790 | 1885 | Admiral of the Fleet | 20 |
| Isaac Newton Thomas | Saulez R.N. | 1816 | 1876 | Commander | 8 |
| Philip | Saumarez R.N. | <1847 | >1871 | Captain | 7 |
| Thomas | Saumarez R.N. | 1827 | 1903 | Captain | 13 |
| Prince Alfred Ernest Albert | Saxe-Coburg-Gotha R.N. | 1844 | 1900 | Admiral of the Fleet | 22 |
| Charles Frederick | Schomberg R.N. | <1829 | 1874 | Captain | 22 |
| Herbert | Schomberg R.N. | 1803 | >1867 | Captain | 10 |
| Lord Charles Thomas Montague Douglas | Scott R.N. | 1839 | 1911 | Admiral | 25 |
| Edward | Scott R.N. | <1847 | >1860 | Commander | 5 |
| Edward Hinton | Scott R.N. | 1789 | 1861 | Captain | 12 |
| Francis | Scott R.N. | 1808 | 1875 | Vice-Admiral | 22 |
| James | Scott R.N. | 1790 | 1872 | Admiral | 17 |
| John Binney | Scott R.N. | 1827 | >1870 | Commander | 10 |
| Peter Astle | Scott R.N. | 1816 | 1900 | Commander | 13 |
| Robert Anthony Edwards | Scott R.N. | 1817 | 1903 | Captain | 22 |
| Thomas Swain | Scriven R.N. | 1796 | 1853 | Lieutenant | 7 |
| Henry Frowd | Seagram R.N. | 1802 | 1843 | Commander | 9 |
| Charles Henry | Seale R.N. | 1790 | >1841 | Captain | 14 |
| John | Seccombe R.N. | 1812 | >1881 | Captain | 17 |
| William Henry Collingwood | Selby R.N. | 1842 | 1882 | Commander | 22 |
| Frederick Leopold Augustus | Selwyn R.N. | 1817 | 1881 | Captain | 15 |
| Jasper Henry | Selwyn R.N. | 1820 | 1901 | Captain | 17 |
| Humphry Fleming | Senhouse R.N. | 1781 | 1841 | Captain | 23 |
| Edward Hobart | Seymour R.N. | 1840 | 1929 | Admiral of the Fleet | 13 |
| Frederick Beauchamp Paget | Seymour R.N. | 1821 | 1895 | Admiral | 35 |
| George Alexander | Seymour R.N. | <1835 | >1855 | Captain | 12 |
| George Francis | Seymour R.N. | 1787 | 1870 | Admiral of the Fleet | 40 |
| George Henry | Seymour R.N. | 1818 | 1869 | Vice-Admiral | 17 |
| Michael | Seymour R.N. | 1802 | 1887 | Admiral | 31 |
| Charles Frederick Alexander | Shadwell R.N. | 1814 | 1886 | Vice-Admiral | 24 |
| Alexander Renton | Sharpe R.N. | <1799 | 1860 | Vice-Admiral | 12 |
| Philip Ruffle | Sharpe R.N. | <1846 | >1892 | Captain | 13 |
| Robert | Sharpe R.N. | <1807 | >1865 | Captain | 6 |
| Edward Wingfield | Shaw R.N. | 1827 | 1879 | Commander | 8 |
| James Waldegrave Ludlow | Sheils R.N. | <1809 | 1845 | Lieutenant | 4 |
| William | Shepheard R.N. | <1804 | >1865 | Captain | 12 |
| John | Shepherd R.N. | <1813 | 1863 | Rear-Admiral | 11 |
| Joseph | Sherer R.N. | <1811 | >1875 | Captain | 10 |
| William Louis | Sheringham R.N. | <1808 | >1871 | Captain | 13 |
| William Henry | Shirreff R.N. | 1785 | 1847 | Rear-Admiral | 14 |
| Peter Frederick | Shortland R.N. | <1827 | >1881 | Captain | 9 |
| Francis Henry | Shortt R.N. | 1822 | 1881 | Captain | 11 |
| William Greenhill | Silverlock R.N. | <1855 | >1856 | Lieutenant | 3 |
| Cortland Herbert | Simpson R.N. | 1826 | 1908 | Captain | 26 |
| James | Simpson R.N. | <1845 | >1866 | Commander | 10 |
| John | Simpson R.N. | <1803 | 1849 | Captain | 13 |
| Morgan | Singer R.N. | 1831 | 1902 | Captain | 17 |
| John MacDowall | Skene R.N. | <1825 | >1853 | Commander | 4 |
| Arthur McGregor | Skinner R.N. | 1799 | 1886 | Commander | 7 |
| Grey | Skipwith R.N. | 1811 | >1866 | Commander | 13 |
| Sidmouth Stowell | Skipwith R.N. | 1825 | 1872 | Commander | 10 |
| William George | Skyring R.N. | <1823 | 1833 | Commander | 4 |
| Adolphus | Slade R.N. | 1804 | 1877 | Rear-Admiral | 17 |
| Julian Foulston | Slight R.N. | <1842 | 1890 | Captain | 8 |
| James | Smail R.N. | <1825 | >1860 | Lieutenant | 4 |
| Robert | Smart R.N. | 1796 | 1874 | Admiral | 23 |
| Charles | Smith R.N. | <1806 | 1879 | Captain | 21 |
| Charles Harcourt | Smith R.N. | <1854 | 1864 | Lieutenant | 4 |
| Christopher | Smith R.N. | <1821 | >1836 | Lieutenant | 2 |
| Frederick Harrison | Smith R.N. | 1827 | 1897 | Captain | 10 |
| George Thomas Cleather | Smith R.N. | 1815 | >1857 | Lieutenant | 11 |
| George Woodberry | Smith R.N. | <1812 | >1848 | Commander | 11 |
| Henry | Smith R.N. | 1803 | 1887 | Admiral | 21 |
| Henry | Smith R.N. | <1810 | 1854 | Captain | 17 |
| Seymour Spencer | Smith R.N. | <1861 | >1875 | Commander | 5 |
| Thomas | Smith R.N. | <1816 | >1850 | Commander | 8 |
| Thomas Edward | Smith R.N. | <1852 | >1885 | Captain | 9 |
| William | Smith R.N. | <1806 | >1856 | Captain | 8 |
| Marcus Edmiston | Smithett R.N. | <1852 | >1870 | Commander | 8 |
| Francis | Smyth R.N. | 1803 | 1879 | Lieutenant | 8 |
| William | Smyth R.N. | 1800 | 1877 | Captain | 12 |
| George | Snell R.N. | <1825 | >1853 | Commander | 4 |
| John Clark | Soady R.N. | 1828 | 1889 | Captain | 21 |
| Leveson Eliot Henry | Somerset R.N. | 1829 | 1900 | Admiral | 21 |
| Philip Hodge | Somerville R.N. | <1826 | >1879 | Captain | 10 |
| Edward Southwell | Sotheby R.N. | 1813 | 1902 | Rear-Admiral | 19 |
| David | Spain R.N. | 1827 | 1905 | Captain | 16 |
| Thomas | Spark R.N. | <1805 | 1856 | Commander | 7 |
| Hon. John Welbore Sunderland | Spencer R.N. | 1816 | 1888 | Rear-Admiral | 21 |
| Henry John | Spencer-Churchill R.N. | 1797 | 1840 | Captain | 8 |
| George | Spong R.N. | 1796 | >1860 | Commander | 7 |
| Thomas Abel Brimage | Spratt R.N. | 1811 | 1888 | Captain | 25 |
| William | Spratt R.N. | 1831 | >1878 | Commander | 7 |
| George | Sprigg R.N. | <1825 | 1867 | Commander | 9 |
| Henry Craven | St John R.N. | 1837 | 1909 | Vice-Admiral | 14 |
| James Aldworth | St Leger R.N. | 1814 | 1877 | Commander | 6 |
| Chandos Scudamore Scudamore | Stanhope R.N. | 1823 | 1871 | Captain | 10 |
| Cecil George Sloane | Stanley R.N. | <1858 | >1873 | Commander | 5 |
| Edward | Stanley R.N. | 1798 | 1878 | Captain | 12 |
| Owen | Stanley R.N. | 1811 | 1850 | Captain | 17 |
| William Pearse | Stanley R.N. | 1785 | 1861 | Captain | 11 |
| Charles | Starmer R.N. | <1818 | >1879 | Captain | 10 |
| John | Stephen R.N. | <1805 | >1846 | Commander | 4 |
| Prescot William | Stephens R.N. | 1835 | 1882 | Captain | 17 |
| William Knighton | Stephens R.N. | <1829 | >1877 | Captain | 8 |
| Henry Frederick | Stephenson R.N. | <1819 | 1919 | Admiral | 31 |
| Robert | Sterne R.N. | 1833 | 1927 | Commander | 11 |
| Charles Edward | Stevens R.N. | <1853 | >1869 | Commander | 5 |
| Frederick Hildebrand | Stevens R.N. | <1823 | >1854 | Commander | 5 |
| James Agnew | Stevens R.N. | <1803 | >1860 | Captain | 8 |
| Houston | Stewart R.N. | 1791 | 1875 | Admiral of the Fleet | 32 |
| Hon. Keith | Stewart R.N. | 1814 | 1879 | Captain | 15 |
| Keith | Stewart R.N. | 1834 | 1857 | Lieutenant | 6 |
| Thomas Dilnot | Stewart R.N. | 1796 | 1866 | Commander | 11 |
| William Houston | Stewart R.N. | 1822 | 1901 | Admiral | 33 |
| Charles | Stirling R.N. | <1851 | >1869 | Captain | 7 |
| Frederick Henry | Stirling R.N. | 1828 | 1885 | Vice-Admiral | 17 |
| James | Stirling R.N. | 1791 | 1865 | Admiral | 18 |
| James | Stoddart R.N. | 1813 | 1892 | Unknown! | 16 |
| John Edward | Stokes R.N. | <1858 | >1879 | Commander | 7 |
| John Lort | Stokes R.N. | 1812 | 1885 | Rear-Admiral | 22 |
| John Luke Richard | Stoll R.N. | <1824 | >1858 | Commander | 11 |
| Edward | Stopford R.N. | 1809 | >1857 | Captain | 10 |
| James John | Stopford R.N. | 1817 | 1868 | Rear-Admiral | 13 |
| Montagu | Stopford R.N. | 1798 | 1864 | Admiral | 20 |
| Richard Henry | Stopford R.N. | 1803 | >1876 | Captain | 9 |
| Robert Fanshawe | Stopford R.N. | 1811 | 1891 | Vice-Admiral | 23 |
| Henry Alexander | Story R.N. | 1813 | 1879 | Captain | 13 |
| Robert John | Stotherd R.N. | <1847 | >1873 | Lieutenant | 4 |
| George Charles | Stovin R.N. | <1810 | >1834 | Lieutenant | 2 |
| James Newburgh | Strange R.N. | 1812 | 1894 | Rear-Admiral | 20 |
| Frederick Thomas Chetham | Strode R.N. | <1830 | 1895 | Captain | 13 |
| Henry | Stroud R.N. | <1808 | >1875 | Captain | 9 |
| Ernest Augustus Travers | Stubbs R.N. | 1833 | 1891 | Commander | 11 |
| William Belford | Stubbs R.N. | <1855 | >1867 | Lieutenant | 3 |
| Richard | Studdert R.N. | 1811 | 1900 | Commander | 12 |
| Henry Richard | Sturt R.N. | <1813 | >1844 | Captain | 5 |
| Bartholomew James | Sulivan R.N. | 1810 | 1890 | Captain | 23 |
| George Lydiard | Sulivan R.N. | 1832 | 1904 | Vice-Admiral | 15 |
| Thomas Baker Martin | Sulivan R.N. | 1826 | 1906 | Captain | 17 |
| Thomas Ball | Sulivan R.N. | 1781 | 1857 | Captain | 11 |
| Thomas Ross | Sulivan R.N. | <1811 | >1854 | Captain | 6 |
| Charles | Sullivan R.N. | 1789 | 1862 | Admiral | 14 |
| Francis William | Sullivan R.N. | 1834 | 1906 | Admiral | 39 |
| Francis Grant | Suttie R.N. | 1832 | 1884 | Captain | 10 |
| William | Swainson R.N. | <1807 | >1848 | Lieutenant | 4 |
| John Thomlinson | Swann R.N. | <1858 | 1868 | Commander | 6 |
| William | Swinburn R.N. | <1848 | >1870 | Commander | 7 |
| Thomas Anthony | Swinburne R.N. | 1820 | 1893 | Commander | 9 |
| Aaron Stark | Symes R.N. | 1792 | >1848 | Lieutenant | 8 |
| Thomas Edward | Symonds R.N. | 1817 | 1887 | Lieutenant | 12 |
| Thomas Matthew Charles | Symonds R.N. | 1813 | 1894 | Admiral of the Fleet | 31 |
| Edwin Charles | Symons R.N. | <1840 | >1890 | Commander | 12 |
| Charles | Talbot R.N. | 1801 | 1876 | Admiral | 22 |
| Walter Cecil | Talbot R.N. | 1834 | 1904 | Admiral | 28 |
| Dashwood Goldie | Tandy R.N. | 1841 | 1883 | Commander | 13 |
| John Walter | Tarleton R.N. | <1835 | 1880 | Vice-Admiral | 14 |
| Edward | Tatham R.N. | 1811 | 1880 | Captain | 32 |
| Joseph Needham | Tayler R.N. | 1785 | 1864 | Captain | 12 |
| Grenville Marshall | Temple R.N. | <1853 | >1856 | Lieutenant | 2 |
| Henry | Temple R.N. | <1828 | >1853 | Commander | 5 |
| Frederick William Leopold | Thomas R.N. | <1841 | >1860 | Commander | 4 |
| Francis Stafford | Thompson R.N. | <1856 | >1856 | Lieutenant | 2 |
| Josiah | Thompson R.N. | <1798 | >1856 | Commander | 5 |
| Thomas Pickering | Thompson R.N. | 1810 | 1892 | Rear-Admiral | 14 |
| Thomas Raikes Trigge | Thompson R.N. | 1804 | 1865 | Captain | 12 |
| Thomas Sparke | Thompson R.N. | 1797 | 1873 | Captain | 10 |
| Frank Tourle | Thomson R.N. | 1829 | 1884 | Captain | 13 |
| William | Thorp R.N. | <1826 | >1869 | Commander | 10 |
| Arthur Thomas | Thrupp R.N. | 1828 | 1889 | Rear-Admiral | 27 |
| James Ptolemy | Thurburn R.N. | 1816 | 1908 | Commander | 21 |
| Louis Symonds | Tindal R.N. | <1825 | >1874 | Captain | 8 |
| Arthur Roger | Tinklar R.N. | 1836 | Captain | 11 | |
| Edward Burnaby | Tinling R.N. | <1814 | >1863 | Captain | 13 |
| James Ward | Tomlinson R.N. | 1801 | 1882 | Lieutenant | 14 |
| Arthur | Tower R.N. | <1842 | >1869 | Commander | 4 |
| Charles H. | Townley R.N. | <1806 | >1839 | Lieutenant | 2 |
| Samuel Philip | Townsend R.N. | 1831 | 1920 | Captain | 21 |
| John | Townshend R.N. | 1798 | 1863 | Captain | 11 |
| George William | Towsey R.N. | <1846 | >1870 | Captain | 7 |
| Richard Edward | Tracey R.N. | 1837 | 1907 | Admiral | 32 |
| Francisco Sangro Robert Dawson | Tremlett R.N. | 1815 | 1897 | Captain | 18 |
| John | Trevenen R.N. | <1850 | >1860 | Lieutenant | 2 |
| Henry | Trollope R.N. | 1815 | 1879 | Captain | 20 |
| Henry Anthony | Trollope R.N. | <1859 | >1887 | Captain | 7 |
| Henry Dundas | Trotter R.N. | 1802 | 1859 | Captain | 27 |
| Edward Norwich | Troubridge R.N. | 1816 | 1850 | Captain | 15 |
| Edward Thomas | Troubridge R.N. | 1790 | 1852 | Rear-Admiral | 31 |
| William Henderson | Truscott R.N. | <1853 | 1859 | Commander | 7 |
| George | Tryon R.N. | 1832 | 1893 | Vice-Admiral | 31 |
| Robert | Tryon R.N. | <1824 | 1890 | Captain | 17 |
| John Collier | Tucker R.N. | <1855 | >1872 | Commander | 5 |
| John Jervis | Tucker R.N. | 1802 | 1886 | Vice-Admiral | 15 |
| William | Tucker R.N. | <1826 | >1842 | Commander | 7 |
| John | Tudor R.N. | <1813 | 1865 | Captain | 13 |
| James Howard | Turner R.N. | <1825 | >1848 | Lieutenant | 3 |
| Edmond Edward | Turnour R.N. | 1813 | 1874 | Lieutenant | 15 |
| Edward Winterton | Turnour R.N. | 1821 | 1901 | Vice-Admiral | 14 |
| Nicolas Edward Brook | Turnour R.N. | <1849 | >1868 | Captain | 4 |
| Ralph Lancelot | Turton R.N. | 1839 | 1879 | Commander | 12 |
| Guy Ochterlony | Twiss R.N. | 1834 | 1918 | Captain | 30 |
| Henry Manby | Tylden R.N. | <1836 | >1845 | Lieutenant | 2 |
| John | Tyssen R.N. | <1832 | >1850 | Commander | 7 |
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