John Kingcome R.N.
John Kingcome R.N.
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| John Kingcome R.N. | Explanation |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| January 1847 | | One of his sons, serving with him as Midshipman, drowned |
| 28 March 1865 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
| 1871 | | Died |
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| Date | Rank |
| 28 May 1808 | Entered Navy |
| 1 July 1815 | Lieutenant |
| 8 January 1828 | Commander |
| 28 June 1838 | Captain |
| 10 September 1857 | Rear-Admiral |
| 5 March 1864 | Vice-Admiral |
| 1 April 1866 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
| 10 September 1869 | Retired Admiral |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 24 October 1835 | 18 June 1837 | Coast Guard |
| 18 June 1837 | 28 June 1838 | Commander (2ic) in Wellesley, commanded by Thomas Maitland, flagship of Rear-Admiral Frederick Lewis Maitland, East Indies |
| 23 October 1841 | 1843 | Captain in Belleisle, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war) |
| 24 March 1846 | | Captain in Belleisle |
| 9 February 1852 | 1 June 1853 | Captain in Simoom |
| 30 May 1853 | 16 February 1854 | Captain in St George, flagship of Commodore Michael Seymour, guard ship of Ordinary, Devonport (replaced by Royal William) |
| 16 February 1854 | 16 June 1856 | Captain in Royal William, flagship of Commodore Michael Seymour, guard ship of Ordinary, Devonport, flagship of dockyard superintendent Commodore Michael Seymour and later James Hanway Plumridge |
| 31 October 1862 | 10 May 1864 | Commander-in-chief, Pacific (flag in Sutlej) |