George Thomas Gordon R.N.
George Thomas Gordon R.N.
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George Thomas Gordon R.N. | Explanation |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
10 January 1848 | | Married Julia, fourth daughter of John Harrison, of Cavendish Square, London |
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Date | Rank |
5 March 1818 | Entered Navy |
6 May 1829 | Lieutenant |
1 August 1840 | Commander |
9 November 1846 | Captain |
28 October 1864 | Rear-Admiral |
1 April 1870 | Retired Rear-Admiral |
14 July 1871 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
1 August 1877 | Retired Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
1 July 1837 | | Lieutenant and commander in Comet, particular service |
11 April 1843 | February 1847 | Commander in Cormorant (from commissioning), Pacific coast of South America |
(10 January 1848) | | Captain in Ganges |
7 September 1849 | 15 September 1852 | Captain in Encounter (from commissioning at Portsmouth until paying off at Portsmouth), particular service |
4 March 1854 | | Captain in Duke of Wellington, flagship of Vice-Admiral Charles Napier, the Baltic during the Russian War |
20 March 1855 | 7 March 1856 | Captain in Victory, flagship of Rear-Admiral Thomas John Cochrane, Portsmouth |
29 June 1858 | 29 April 1859 | Captain in Hannibal, guard ship of Ordinary, Portsmouth (replaced by Asia) |
29 April 1859 | 18 May 1861 | Captain in Asia, guard ship of Ordinary, Portsmouth (replacing Hannibal) |