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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 Aldworth Oliver R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of Admiral Robert Dudley Oliver (1766-1850) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 1811 | Born | ||
| 1852 | Married Flora Bellasis | ||
| 1852 | Published 'A Series of Lithographic Drawings, from Sketches in New Zealand'. | ||
| 1889 | Died | ||
Olivier was an amateur artist whose work has recently received some attention in New Zealand | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 26 April 1825 | Entered Navy | ||
| 28 June 1838 | Lieutenant | ||
| 22 September 1844 | Commander | ||
| 11 December 1854 | Captain | ||
| 20 October 1872 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 9 March 1879 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| 27 October 1884 | Retired Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 25 July 1838 | 1841 | Lieutenant in Asia, commanded by William Fisher, Mediterranean | |
| 2 September 1841 | Lieutenant in Thalia, commanded by Charles Hope, Chatham | ||
| 30 October 1841 | Lieutenant in Queen, commanded by Charles Sullivan, flagship of Vice-Admiral Edward William Campbell Rich Owen, Mediterranean | ||
| 14 October 1847 | Commander in Fly, East Indies (surveying in New Zealand and the Pacific) | ||
| 6 February 1854 | Commander (2ic) in Monarch, commanded by James Elphinstone Erskine, the Baltic during the Russian War | ||
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