William John Samuel Pullen R.N.
William John Samuel Pullen R.N.

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William John Samuel Pullen R.N.Explanation
Second child and eldest son of Lieutenant William Pullen and Amelia Mary Haswell
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
4 December 1813 Born (Devonport)
11 January 1887 Died (Torquay)
 
DateRank
9 November 1846Lieutenant
24 January 1850Commander
10 May 1856Captain
1 April 1870Retired Captain
 
Date fromDate toService
20 February 185223 October 1854Commander in North Star, particular service, part of Sir Edward Belchers expedition searching for Sir John Franklins' ill-fated 1845 North-West Passage expedition. Initially a depot ship at Beechey island, North Star took the crews of the other vessels home when they all became trapped in the ice
23 November 18544 February 1855Commander in Perseverance, Woolwich
5 February 185514 May 1856Commander in Falcon (from commissioning at Portsmouth), Portsmouth, then the Baltic during the Russian War
15 September 185722 May 1861Captain in Cyclops, East Indies and China
5 June 186320 November 1865Captain in Terror, commanded by Captain James Francis Ballard Wainwright, guard ship, Bermuda
25 September 186711 March 1869Captain in Revenge, Coast Guard, Pembroke Dock
11 May 186911 June 1869Captain in Pembroke, commanded by Captain Hon. John Welbore Sunderland Spencer, Coast Guard, Harwich (replaced by Penelope)
12 June 186910 January 1870Captain in Penelope, commanded by Captain Matthew Connolly, Coast Guard and Drill Ship of Naval Reserve, Harwich

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