John Burgess R.N.
John Burgess R.N.
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John Burgess R.N. | Explanation |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
10 June 1828 | | Born |
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Date | Rank |
11 November 1848 | Lieutenant |
25 March 1863 | Commander |
1 October 1873 | Retired Captain |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
2 May 1849 | 16 May 1853 | Lieutenant in Columbia, commanded by Peter Frederick Shortland, North America and West Indies |
16 May 1853 | 24 January 1855 | Lieutenant in Vestal, commanded by Thomas Pickering Thompson, North America and West Indies |
26 June 1855 | 22 December 1855 | Lieutenant in Transit, commanded by Charles Richardson Johnson |
30 January 1856 | 20 August 1856 | Lieutenant in Rodney, commanded by George Knyvett Wilson, to the Black Sea to bring home troops after the Russian War |
12 March 1857 | 31 January 1858 | Lieutenant in Ajax, commanded by Robert Spencer Robinson, Superintendent of the steam reserve, Devonport |
1 February 1858 | 24 April 1859 | Lieutenant in Exmouth, commanded by Robert Spencer Robinson, guard ship of Ordinary, Plymouth |
20 April 1859 | 22 June 1859 | Lieutenant in Wellington, commanded by Robert Spencer Robinson, guard ship of Ordinary, Plymouth |
23 June 1859 | 26 May 1860 | Lieutenant in Topaze, commanded by George Spong, Channel squadron, then (October 1859) Pacific (Commodore, senior officer on the southern division of the Pacific station) |
28 September 1860 | 4 March 1862 | Lieutenant in Eagle, commanded by Frederick Thomas Chetham Strode, training ship, Portsmouth |
5 March 1862 | 1 April 1863 | Lieutenant in Boscawen, commanded by Hubert Campion, training ship, Southampton Water |
21 July 1864 | 4 August 1868 | Coast Guard, Inspecting Commander, Swanage |
20 August 1868 | 26 July 1872 | Commander in Pandora (until paying off), west coast of Africa, then (June 1870) the Mediterranean |