George Hancock R.N. | Explanation | ||
Son of rear-Admiral John Hancock (1766-1839) | |||
Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
1819 | Born | ||
20 September 1876 | Died (London, after relinquishing his post as Commander-in-chief in the Pacific) | ||
Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
Date | Rank | ||
3 March 1834 | Entered Navy | ||
1 July 1844 | Lieutenant | ||
24 January 1850 | Commander | ||
19 January 1855 | Captain | ||
20 October 1872 | Rear-Admiral | ||
Date from | Date to | Service | |
5 November 1844 | 10 March 1848 | Lieutenant in Eagle, commanded by George Bohun Martin, flagship of Rear-Admiral Samuel Hood Inglefield, south-east coast of America | |
13 April 1848 | 25 May 1850 | Lieutenant in Hastings, commanded by James William Morgan, flagship of Rear-Admiral Francis Augustus Collier, East Indies | |
12 August 1851 | 25 November 1851 | Commander (2ic) in Waterloo, commanded by Montagu Stopford(fitting for the flagship of Vice-Admiral James Whitley Deans Dundas in the Mediterranean, until Britannia was selected instead) | |
4 December 1851 | 6 December 1852 | Commander (2ic) in London, commanded by George Rodney Mundy, Sheerness | |
28 January 1853 | 4 April 1855 | Commander in Espiegle, North America and West Indies | |
16 November 1860 | 15 July 1864 | Captain in Immortalité (from commissioning at Portsmouth until paying off at Portsmouth), Mediterranean and (August 1861) North America and West Indies | |
17 May 1865 | 15 June 1867 | Captain in Trafalgar, Coast Guard, Leith (Queensferry) | |
16 June 1867 | 10 September 1867 | Captain in Duncan, Coast Guard, Leith (Queensferry) (replacing Trafalgar) | |
11 September 1867 | 31 May 1868 | Captain in Duke of Wellington, Portsmouth, training ship for seamen | |
14 June 1869 | 29 February 1872 | Captain in Duke of Wellington, Portsmouth, training ship for seamen, then (20 December 1869) flagship of the port admiral, replacing Victory which became a tender | |
1 October 1873 | 5 October 1874 | Second in command, Channel squadron (flag in Northumberland) | |
6 October 1874 | 2 November 1874 | Second in command, Channel squadron (flag in Monarch) | |
3 November 1874 | 1 January 1875 | Second in command, Channel squadron (flag in Northumberland) | |
18 April 1876 | 5 August 1876 | Commander-in-chief, Pacific (flag in Repulse) until invalided home |