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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Richard Collinson R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Third son of John Collinson, rector of Gateshead | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 1811 | Born (Gateshead) | ||
| 24 December 1842 | C.B. (Companion of the Bath), for service in China | ||
| 29 May 1875 | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) | ||
| 12 September 1883 | Died (Ealing) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 2 December 1823 | Entered Navy | ||
| 23 March 1835 | Lieutenant | ||
| 18 June 1841 | Commander | ||
| 23 December 1842 | Captain | ||
| 10 November 1862 | Rear-Admiral | ||
| 17 March 1869 | Vice-Admiral | ||
| 1871 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| 30 July 1875 | Retired Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 19 February 1842 | 22 December 1842 | Commander in Plover, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war) | |
| 23 December 1842 | 1846 | Captain in Plover, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war) | |
| 14 December 1849 | 24 May 1855 | Captain in Enterprise (until paying off at Chatham), particular service (in search of Sir John Franklin, see Dictionary of Canadian Biography ) | |
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