William Metcalfe Lang R.N.
William Metcalfe Lang R.N.

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William Metcalfe Lang R.N.Explanation
Son of Charles Edward Lang (1811-)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
19 August 1843 Born (Blackheath, Kent)
22 April 1879 Married Helen Henrietta (1843-1925), daughter of John Templeman Maule (1801-1874)
15 December 1906 Died (Havant, Kent)
 
DateRank
3 September 1863Lieutenant
31 December 1875Commander
30 June 1884Captain
19 August 1898Retired Captain
22 June 1899Retired Rear-Admiral
10 February 1904Retired Vice-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
12 March 185731 March 1859Naval cadet in Conqueror, commanded by Captain Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds then Captain Hastings Reginald Henry, Channel squadron then Mediterranean
1 April 185927 August 1859Midshipman in Conqueror, commanded by Captain Hastings Reginald Henry, Mediterranean
28 August 18591 March 1860Midshipman in Cressy, commanded by Captain Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot, Channel squadron, then (July 1859) Mediterranean
2 March 186031 December 1860Midshipman in Cadmus, commanded by Captain John Francis Ross, North America and West Indies
14 January 186112 April 1863Mate in Narcissus, commanded by Captain Richard Hawkins Risk then Captain Joseph Grant Bickford, Cape of Good Hope
13 April 18632 September 1863Acting Lieutenant in Orestes, commanded by Captain Alan Henry Gardner, Cape of Good Hope
3 September 186321 June 1865Lieutenant in Orestes, commanded by Captain Alan Henry Gardner, Cape of Good Hope
24 January 18661 September 1869Lieutenant in Topaze, commanded by Captain William Montagu Dowell then Commodore Richard Ashmore Powell, Pacific
2 September 186920 October 1869Lieutenant in Royal Adelaide, commanded by Captain Trevenen Penrose Coode, Devonport
18 April 18702 May 1873Lieutenant in Orontes, commanded by Captain John Laisné Perry, particular service
10 September 187331 December 1873Lieutenant and commander in Goshawk, Queenstown, tender to Revenge
1 January 187431 March 1874Lieutenant in Aurora, commanded by Captain Sholto Douglas, temporary flagship at Queenstown
1 April 187430 November 1874Lieutenant and commander in Goshawk, Queenstown, tender to Revenge
9 June 187731 October 1878Commander in Magpie, China
1 November 187815 April 1879Commander in Nassau, China
23 April 188014 June 1880Additional Commander in Iron Duke, commanded by Captain Henry Forster Cleveland, China, for service in Kestrel
15 June 188015 September 1882Commander in Kestrel, China
17 September 188215 September 1885Working for the Chinese Government.
7 November 188520 August 1887Working for the Chinese Government.
"WHITEHALL, Feb. 4. The Queen has been pleased to give and grant unto Captain William Metcalfe Lang, R.N. Her Royal licence and authority that he may accept and wear the Star of the Third Grade of the Second Order of the Double Dragon, which His Majesty the Emperor of China has been pleased to confer upon him in recognition of his services while actually and entirely employed beyond Her Majesty's Dominions in the Chinese Navy" [from The Times, 6 February 1889]
8 July 189121 August 1891On the books of ThamesExternal link; presumably for service in Cleopatra
22 August 189123 May 1892Captain in Cleopatra, senior officer, south east coast of America
24 May 18925 February 1894Captain in SiriusExternal link, senior officer, south east coast of America
14 August 189430 November 1896Captain in Devastation, guard ship, Devonport (and manoeuvres 8 July - 12 August 1896)
1 December 189620 August 1898Captain in Cambridge, gunnery ship, Devonport

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