Richard Edward Tracey R.N.
Richard Edward Tracey R.N.

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Richard Edward Tracey R.N.Explanation
Son of Benjamin Wheatley Tracey (1805-1841)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
24 January 1837 Born (Cork, Ireland)
1865 Married, firstly, Janet Douglas (1844-1875), daughter of the Rev. William Wingate (1808-1899)
3 November 1887 Married, secondly, Adelaide Constance Rohesia de Courcy (1856-1926), daughter of John Constantine De Courcy, 29th Baron Kingsale (1827 - 1865)
7 March 1907 Died (London)
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
30 January 1858Mate
28 June 1859Lieutenant
19 April 1865Commander
29 December 1871Captain
1 January 1888Rear-Admiral
23 June 1893Vice-Admiral
29 November 1898Admiral
24 January 1902Retired Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
17 January 185223 September 1854Masters Assistant in Polyphemus, commanded by Commander Charles Gerrans Phillips, west coast of Africa
4 October 185426 January 1855Masters Assistant in Harrier, commanded by Commander Henry Alexander Story, the Baltic during the Russian War
27 January 185529 January 1858Midshipman in Harrier, commanded by Commander Samuel Hoskins Derriman, Baltic during the Russian War, then south-east coast of America
30 January 18587 September 1859Mate in Harrier, commanded by Commander Samuel Hoskins Derriman then Commander Malcolm Macgregor, then south-east coast of America
1 December 185924 July 1860Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Richard Strode Hewlett, gunnery ship, Portsmouth
25 July 18604 April 1862Lieutenant in Conqueror, commanded by Captain Edward Southwell Sotheby, Channel squadron, then (November 1861) transporting troops to Mexico,until wrecked off Rum Key, Bahamas, due to navigation error
24 June 186224 May 1865Lieutenant in Euryalus, commanded by Captain John James Steven Josling then John Hobhouse Inglis Alexander, flagship of Rear-Admiral Augustus Leopold Kuper, East Indies and China, including the bombardment of Kagoshima ('Anglo-Satsuma War')
5 March 18677 December 1868Commander (2ic) in Rodney, commanded by Captain Algernon Charles Fieschi Heneage, China
16 November 18692 May 1872In charge of a naval mission to Japan, assisting in the creation of a modern navy, carried on the books of Donegal
20 July 187618 August 1880Captain in Spartan (until paying off at Sheerness), East Indies
3 January 188118 December 1882Captain in Iron Duke (until paying off), flagship of Vice-Admiral George Ommaney Willes, China
19 December 188212 April 1884Captain in Audacious, flagship of Vice-Admiral George Ommaney Willes, China
2 May 188426 July 1885Captain in Sultan, Channel squadron
27 July 188531 December 1887Captain in Asia, captain of the Steam Reserve, Portsmouth
28 July 18892 September 1889Second in command 'A' Fleet voor annual manoeuvres, flag in RodneyExternal link
12 September 188911 September 1890Second in command, Channel Squadron, flag in AnsonExternal link
12 January 189222 June 1893Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard, flag in Hibernia
1 October 189730 September 1900President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich

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