Richard Dawkins R.N.
Richard Dawkins R.N.

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Richard Dawkins R.N.Explanation
Son of Richard Dawkins (-1850)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
17 August 1828 Born (Portsmouth, Hampshire)
30 November 1870 Married Mary Louisa (1840-1897), daughter of Simon McGillivray (1783-1840) and widow of Richard Bell Davies (1836-1866)
20 March 1896 Died (Stoke Gabriel, Devon)
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
1841Entered Navy
2 March 1848Lieutenant
30 December 1857Commander
25 March 1863Captain
31 December 1878Retired Rear-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
23 September 184718 January 1848Acting Mate in Viper, commanded by Lieutenant and commander Edward George Hore, North America and West Indies
17 January 18482 February 1848Acting Mate in Alarm, commanded by Captain Granville Gower Loch, North America and West Indies
3 February 18481 March 1848Acting Mate in Imaum, commanded by Commodore Thomas Bennett, receiving ship, Jamaica
2 March 18484 April 1848Lieutenant in Imaum, commanded by Commodore Thomas Bennett, receiving ship, Jamaica
5 April 18482 October 1848Lieutenant in Daring, commanded by Commander William Peel , North America and West Indies
13 February 184915 April 1851Lieutenant in Rattler, commanded by Commander Arthur Cumming, west coast of Africa
30 August 185113 April 1855Lieutenant in Modeste, commanded by William Compton, Mediterranean
23 May 18553 May 1856Lieutenant in Glatton, commanded by Captain Arthur Cumming, floating battery, which he took out to the Black Sea, but arrived too late to see action. He took her home again in time for the naval review on 23 April 1856
15 May 185627 August 1857Lieutenant in Esk, commanded by Captain Robert John le Mesurier McClure, East Indies and China
28 August 185729 December 1857Lieutenant in Calcutta, commanded by Captain William King Hall, East Indies and China
30 December 18577 June 1858Commander in Comet (until paying off at Chatham), East Indies and China
29 June 18597 February 1863Commander (2ic) in Mars, commanded by James Newburgh Strange, Channel squadron, then (October 1860), the Mediterranean
13 September 186618 January 1870Captain in Zealous, flagship of Rear-Admiral George Fowler Hastings, Pacific
19 January 187023 March 1870Captain in Revenge (until paying off at Plymouth), bringing home Rear-Admiral George Fowler Hastings and the old crew of Zealous, flagship in North America and West Indies
22 October 187329 September 1875Captain in Vanguard, Coast Guard, Kingstown (until sunk after a collision with Iron Duke, off Wicklow Head); Dawkins was severely reprimanded and dismissed his ship in the subsequent Court Martial

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