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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Henry Frederick McKillop R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 25 February 1822 | Born (Dunkirk, France) | ||
| 1849 | Wrote "Reminiscences of Twelve Months' Service in New Zealand as a Midshipman, during the Late Disturbances in that Colony" describing his experiences as a young midshipman on the Calliope. | ||
| June 1849 | Married Mary Maria, daughter of John Murray, in Plympton, Devon | ||
| 1863 | Invented a flexible cofferdam, or canvas machine for cleaning ships' bottoms afloat, tested at Chatham by Admiralty order | ||
| November 1875 | Led an Egyptian force of two warships (the Muhammad Ali and the Latif) and two troopships, intended to annex the area around the mouth of the Juba River in Somalia for the Egyptian khedive, Isma'il. However the force was withdrawn when the British objected. | ||
| 5 June 1879 | Died (Ramleh, Egypt) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 16 October 1847 | Lieutenant | ||
| 24 May 1855 | Commander | ||
| 24 November 1862 | Captain | ||
| 1 April 1870 | Retired Captain | ||
| 9 March 1878 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 5 October 1846 | 5 October 1846 | Midshipman in Calliope, commanded by Captain Edward Stanley, East Indies | |
| 6 October 1846 | 28 December 1846 | Mate in Calliope, commanded by Captain Edward Stanley, East Indies | |
| 29 December 1846 | 25 May 1847 | Mate in Driver, commanded by Commander Courtenay Osburn Hayes, East Indies | |
| 25 September 1847 | 3 December 1847 | Mate in Queen, commanded by Captain Henry John Leeke, Devonport | |
| 4 December 1847 | 10 October 1848 | Lieutenant in Hydra, commanded by Commander Grey Skipwith, south-east coast of America | |
| 30 March 1849 | 6 July 1852 | Coast Guard | |
| 7 July 1852 | 18 September 1854 | Lieutenant and commander in Royal Charlotte (revenue cutter) | |
| 19 September 1854 | 29 July 1855 | Lieutenant and commander in Snake, Black Sea during the Russian War | |
| 10 September 1855 | 14 December 1855 | Agent for Transports | |
| 15 December 1855 | 25 February 1859 | Commander in Recruit, Mediterranean | |
| 26 February 1859 | 10 March 1859 | Commander in Perseverance, commanded by Commander Edward Roche Power, particular service | |
| 25 July 1859 | 8 December 1860 | Coast Guard | |
| 9 December 1860 | 22 July 1862 | Commander in Bulldog, North America and West Indies | |
| April 1868 | In charge of a Naval College and training ships in Egypt | ||
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