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 |