Lieutenant Richard Carter RN

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Richard Carter R.N.			Explanation

Date (from)	(Date to)	Personal
26 December 1828		Born (Alverstock, Gosport, Hampshire)
21 November 1887		Died (Bembridhe House, Fareham, Hampshire)

Date	Rank
1844	Entered Navy
2 October 1850	Mate
22 October 1853	Lieutenant
24 June 1862	Commander
1 June 1869	Captain
9 March 1886	Retired Rear-Admiral

Date from	Date to	Service
2 October 1850	14 August 1852	Mate in Daphne, commanded by Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Pacific
6 December 1852	21 October 1853	Mate in Furious, commanded by William Loring, Mediterranean¹⁾
17 January 1854	16 February 1855	Lieutenant in Euryalus, commanded by George Ramsay, North America and West Indies
17 February 1855	18 February 1859	Lieutenant in Nankin, commanded by Keith Stewart, East Indies
13 May 1859	26 June 1862	Lieutenant in Emerald, commanded by Arthur Cumming, Channel squadron
27 June 1862	7 November 1863	Commander (2ic) in Emerald, commanded by Arthur Cumming, Channel squadron
26 April 1866	25 April 1869	Commander in St Vincent, training ship, Portsmouth
17 March 1874	3 July 1875	Captain in Spartan (until paying off at Sheerness), West Indies
5 July 1875	24 September 1876	Captain in Repulse, until dismissed at his own request.
24 June 1877	16 May 1879	Captain in Volage ²⁾
1 April 1880	29 November 1882	Captain in Hector, harbour service (except summer cruise from 11 June to 18 July 1982)
30 November 1880	31 December 1884	Captain in Royal Adelaide, harbour service³⁾

¹⁾	Then on passage from 22 October 1853 to 1 January 1854 (Furious, v[ituals] o[nly], D[ismissed] 12 Nov 1853. Inflexible vo D 24 Dec 1853, Caradoc vo D 1 Jan 1854)
²⁾	Mail Steamer on passage to 15 July 1877
³⁾	Himalaya vo [dismissed?] 23 December 1982

Source: Admiralty Record of Service ADM 196/13, folio 292