Lambton Loraine R.N.
Lambton Loraine R.N.

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Lambton Loraine R.N.Explanation
Son of John Lambton Loraine (1784-1852)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
17 November 1838 Born ( Gosforth, Northumberland)
11 July 1852 Succeeded as 11th Baronet Loraine of Kirke Harle,Northumberland
22 October 1878 Married Frederica Mary Horatia (1855-1933), daughter of Charles Acton Broke (1818-1855)
13 May 1917 Died (Bosmere, Suffolk)
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
1852Entered Navy
14 April 1858Mate
13 September 1858Lieutenant
9 July 1867Commander
22 January 1874Captain
31 August 1885Retired Captain
29 November 1889Retired Rear-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
14 April 185813 July 1858Mate in Marlborough, commanded by Captain Lord Frederick Herbert Kerr, Mediterranean
14 July 185812 September 1858Mate in Victoria and Albert, commanded by Captain Joseph Denman, Portsmouth
5 September 185912 December 1862Lieutenant in Algiers, commanded by Captain George William Douglas O'Callaghan, Channel squadron
27 April 186321 April 1864Lieutenant in Royal Oak, commanded by Captain Frederick Archibald Campbell, Channel squadron
11 May 186417 August 1864Lieutenant in Devastation, commanded by Commander John William Pike, Pacific
18 August 186427 March 1866Lieutenant in Sutlej, commanded by Captain Trevenen Penrose Coode, Pacific
28 March 186627 July 1866Acting Commander in Mutine, Pacific
28 July 18666 July 1867Lieutenant in Sutlej, commanded by Captain Trevenen Penrose Coode, Pacific
15 March 187122 January 1874Commander in Niobe, North America and West Indies, including the 'Virginius Affair': the capture in international waters on 31 October 1873 by Spanish forces fighting Cuban insurgents (during the 'Ten-Years War', 1868-1878) and serial execution of 53 persons, including the captain, most of the crew and a number of insurgents on board the steamship Virginius. The executions were only stopped when Loraine intervened.
24 April 187830 August 1878Captain in Gorgon for the Particular Service fleet during the Russian war scare

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