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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Charles Johnstone R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 8 October 1843 | Born (Birmingham, England) | ||
| 30 January 1878 | Married Janet (1856-1923), daughter of George Schonswar, J.P., D.L. (1802-1859) | ||
| 2 December 1927 | Died (Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire) | ||
| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| August 1857 | Entered Navy | ||
| 15 March 1865 | Lieutenant | ||
| 9 August 1877 | Commander | ||
| 21 November 1883 | Captain | ||
| 19 October 1898 | Retired Captain | ||
| 6 January 1899 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 31 August 1903 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 17 April 1865 | 13 November 1867 | Lieutenant in Serpent, commanded by Charles James Bullock, China | |
| 14 November 1867 | 13 October 1869 | Lieutenant in Perseus, commanded by Commander Charles Edward Stevens, China | |
| 14 October 1869 | 8 December 1869 | Lieutenant in Royal Adelaide, commanded by Captain George William Preedy then Captain Trevenen Penrose Coode, Devonport, flag-ship of the Port Admiral | |
| 11 March 1870 | 6 June 1870 | Lieutenant in Queen Charlotte, commanded by Captain Henry Boys, gunnery ship, Portsmouth, for a short course on gunnery | |
| 23 October 1870 | 14 June 1873 | Lieutenant in Juno, commanded by Captain John Kennedy Erskine Baird, China | |
| 19 December 1873 | Lieutenant and commander in Liberty, Devonport, tender to Ganges. | ||
| 1 March 1880 | 11 October 1881 | Commander in Egeria, China | |
| 30 June 1882 | 1 February 1884 | Commander in Dryad (until paying off), East Indies (and senior officer at Tamatave, Madagascar, during the French attack of 1883; promoted to Captain for the tact and ability displayed in protecting British interests) | |
| 30 September 1884 | 30 June 1885 | Additionan captaqin in President, commanded by Commander Stuart Hamilton Rickman, drill ship for the Royal Naval Reserve, West India Docks, for study | |
| 21 September 1885 | 5 June 1889 | Captain in Volage, cruiser squadron | |
| 15 July 1889 | 18 September 1889 | Captain in Mercury, for the Naval Manoeuvres | |
| 20 August 1892 | 2 August 1894 | Captain in Camperdown , Mediterranean (in command on 22 June 1893 when Camperduin was in collision with - and sunk - Victoria, after which the Admiralty felt bound 'to express their regret that he did not manifest the promptitude and decision demanded for the security of the ship under his command, and to diminish the risk of collision'). | |
| 15 May 1896 | 19 October 1898 | Flag Captain of Devonport Naval Barracks | |
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