Henry Phelps R.N.
Henry Phelps R.N.

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Henry Phelps R.N.Explanation
Son of Thomas Spencer Phelps (1776-1856)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
15 December 1816 Born (Maperton, Somerset)
30 August 1849 Married Jane Frason (1817-1898), daughter of Harry Russ (1783-1854)
16 May 1905 Died (Castle Cary, Somerset)
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary'
 
DateRank
18 April 1832Entered Navy
23 December 1842Lieutenant
30 September 1864Captain
1 April 1870Retired Captain
 
Date fromDate toService
4 June 18386 June 1838Midshipman in Thalia, commanded by Captain Robert Wanchope, Cape of Good Hope and Coast of Africa
31 January 183918 June 1841Mate in Powerful, commanded by Charles Napier, Mediterranean (including operations on the coast of Syria in 1840, where, as Commodore, second in command to Admiral Sir Robert Stopford)
19 June 184131 July 1841Mate in Castor, commanded by Captain Edward Collier, Mediterranean
24 August 184117 March 1843Mate in Cornwallis, commanded by Captain Peter Richards, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war)
18 March 184322 November 1844Lieutenant in Cornwallis, commanded by Captain Peter Richards, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war)
15 April 18452 March 1847Lieutenant in Melampus, commanded by Captain John Norman Campbell, south-east coast of America, then East Indies
3 March 184712 March 1848Lieutenant in Raleigh, commanded by Captain Stephen Grenville Fremantle, flagship of Commodore Thomas Herbert on the South-east coast of America station
13 March 18489 April 1849Lieutenant in St Vincent, commanded by Captain Sidney Colpoys Dacres, Western squadron
18 May 185214 June 1852Commander in Ferret, Devonport
15 June 18527 August 1854Commander (2ic) in Sans Pareil, commanded by Captain Sidney Colpoys Dacres, Lisbon, then (1853) Channel squadron, then (1854) Black Sea during the Russian War
25 September 18578 September 1862Coast Guard, Plymouth
18 April 186311 October 1864Commander (2ic) in Victory, commanded by Captain Hon. Francis Egerton, flag-ship, Commander-in-chief Portsmouth
4 January 186725 January 1868Captain in Orontes, particular service
6 January 186927 March 1870Captain in Orontes, particular service

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