Owen Stanley R.N.
Owen Stanley R.N.
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Owen Stanley R.N. | Explanation |
Entry in the Australian Dictionary of Biography |
Eldest son of Right Rev. Edward Stanley, Bishop of Norwich |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
13 June 1811 | | Born (Alderley, Cheshire, England) |
13 March 1850 | | Died (Sydney, Australia) in command of Rattlesnake |
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Date | Rank |
5 August 1824 | Entered Royal Naval College |
14 May 1831 | Lieutenant |
26 March 1839 | Commander |
23 September 1844 | Captain |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
4 July 1831 | 19 October 1831 | Lieutenant in Kent (1798, third rate), commanded by Samuel Pym, Mediterranean |
20 October 1831 | 19 July 1832 | Lieutenant in Procris, commanded by John Thomas Talbot, Mediterranean |
22 October 1832 | 3 June 1834 | Lieutenant in Malabar, commanded by Josceline Percy, Mediterranean |
4 June 1834 | 31 December 1835 | Lieutenant in Caledonia, commanded by Thomas Brown, flagship of Sir Joshua Rowley, Mediterranean |
12 May 1836 | 16 November 1837 | Lieutenant in Terror, commanded by George Back, polar expedition (sailed from the Orkneys 23 June 1836, reached Charles Islandi in Hudson's Bay, and returned to Lough Swilly 3 september 1837) |
21 December 1837 | 25 March 1839 | Lieutenant and commander in Britomart, East Indies Station and Australasian waters, chiefly on surveying work |
13 August 1839 | 27 April 1843 | Commander in Britomart, Australia |
11 May 1845 | 26 April 1846 | Captain in Blazer |
20 September 1846 | 13 March 1850 | Captain in Rattlesnake, East Indies (until he died) |