William Ramsay R.N.
William Ramsay R.N.
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William Ramsay R.N. | Explanation |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
July 1796 | | Born |
2 June 1869 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
1871 | | Died |
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Date | Rank |
17 August 1809 | Entered Navy |
8 September 1821 | Lieutenant |
15 August 1831 | Commander |
28 June 1838 | Captain |
8 December 1857 | Rear-Admiral |
12 November 1864 | Vice-Admiral |
July 1866 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
27 February 1870 | Retired Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
5 December 1845 | | Captain in Terrible (from commissioning at Woolwich) Channel squadron, then Mediterranean |
January 1847 | April 1847 | Captain in Dragon, conveying food to Ireland |
3 May 1847 | 27 September 1849 | Captain in Terrible (until paying off), Mediterranean |
5 December 1849 | 25 January 1854 | Lieutenant in Phaeton, commanded by Captain George Augustus Elliot, particular service |
1 September 1852 | 24 May 1856 | Captain in Hogue (until paying off at Plymouth), guard ship, Devonport, then (1854) the Baltic during the Russian War |
6 August 1853 | 8 November 1854 | Commander (2ic) in President, commanded by Captain Richard Burridge, flagship of David Price on the Pacific station |