John William Dorville R.N.
John William Dorville R.N.
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John William Dorville R.N. | Explanation |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
24 May 1816 | | Born |
1883 | | Wrote 'Cruising in Many Waters'. |
24 June 1894 | | Died |
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Date | Rank |
7 May 1828 | Entered Navy |
23 November 1841 | Lieutenant |
28 February 1853 | Commander |
30 January 1861 | Captain |
8 April 1867 | Retired Captain |
1 August 1877 | Retired Rear-Admiral |
6 May 1882 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
15 July 1887 | Retired Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
8 December 1841 | | Lieutenant in Minden, commanded by Michael Quin, hospital ship, China |
27 September 1845 | | Lieutenant in Juno, commanded by Patrick John Blake, Pacific |
3 September 1851 | | Lieutenant in Rattler, commanded by Arthur Mellersh, East Indies |
21 December 1852 | | Commander (2ic) in Cressy, commanded by Richard Laird Warren, Mediterranean, then (1854) the Baltic during the Russian war, |
20 April 1854 | | Commander (2ic) in St Jean d'Acre, commanded by Henry Keppel, Western squadron, then (May 1854) the Baltic during the Russian War |
7 July 1855 | | Commander (2ic) in St Jean d'Acre, commanded by George St Vincent King, Mediterranean |
7 April 1860 | 30 January 1861 | Commander in Implacable, training ship for boys, Devonport |