Edward Westby Vansittart R.N.
Edward Westby Vansittart R.N.

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Edward Westby Vansittart R.N.Explanation
Third son (and fifth child) of Vice-Admiral Henry Vansittart (1777-1843)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
20 July 1818 Born (Bisham Abbey, Berkshire)
13 March 1867 C.B. (Commander of the Bath)
19 October 1904 Died (Worthing)
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary'
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
2 August 1837Entered Navy
2 August 1837Mate
16 September 1842Lieutenant
23 October 1849Commander
9 January 1856Captain
20 July 1873Retired Rear Admiral
1 February 1879Retired Vice Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
2 August 183724 September 1839Mate in Wellesley, commanded by Captain Thomas Maitland, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war)
21 February 18435 May 1846Lieutenant in Serpent, commanded by William Nevill, East Indies
9 January 184629 December 1846Lieutenant in Gladiator, commanded by Captain John Robb, Channel squadron, then Mediterranean
30 December 184631 December 1847Lieutenant in Hibernia, commanded by Captain Peter Richards, flagship of Vice-Admiral William Parker, Mediterranean
1 January 184831 December 1849Lieutenant in Victoria and Albert, commanded by Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Portsmouth
25 August 18526 June 1856Commander in Bittern (from commissioning at Sheerness), East Indies1)
18 November 185919 March 1864Captain in Ariadne (from commissioning at Chatham until paying off at Sheerness), Channel squadron, then (July - November 1860) in the squadron taking the Prince of Wales (in Hero) to North America, then Mediterranean, then North America and West Indies
10 July 186413 September 1864Additional Captain in Formidable, commanded by Captain John Fulford, Sheerness, for service in Achilles
14 September 186430 December 1868Captain in Achilles (from commissioning at Chatham until paying off at Plymouth), Channel squadron
9 May 187111 September 1871dditional Captain in Duke of Wellington, commanded by Captain George Hancock, Portsmouth, for service in Sultan
12 September 18714 August 1873Captain in Sultan (from commissioning at Portsmouth), Channel squadron (Commodore from16 June 1873)
1)In command of the Bittern on the China Station from 1343 to 1855, he was constantly engaged in the suppression of piracy, and for his services was honourably mentioned in despatches; during the war with Russia his vessel was attached to the squadron blockading De Castries Bay, in the Gulf of Tartary; and in September, 1855, he destroyed a piratical fleet of 40 war junks and the pirate stronghold at Sheipoo, rescuing a party of English ladies who had fallen into the hands of the pirates. For this last-named exploit he received the official thanks of the Chinese authorities and was presented by the British and foreign merchants with an illuminated address and a magnificent screen as a token of their gratitude and esteem (Times, 20 October 1904)

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