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| Matthew Connolly R.N. | Explanation |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| No personal data. |
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| Date | Rank |
| 7 December 1832 | Entered Navy |
| 28 January 1842 | Lieutenant |
| 3 May 1853 | Commander |
| 5 February 1858 | Captain |
| 21 December 1871 | Retired Captain |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 6 August 1853 | | Commander (2ic) in President, commanded by Richard Burridge, flagship of Rear-Admiral David Price, Pacific |
| 12 December 1854 | | Commander (2ic) in Monarch, commanded by Henry Lyster, Devonport |
| 28 December 1854 | | Commander (2ic) in Monarch, commanded by George Edward Patey, flagship of Rear-Admiral Henry William Bruce, Pacific |
| 29 April 1859 | | Captain in Hannibal, flagship of Rear-Admiral George Rodney Mundy, Mediterranean |
| 18 September 1862 | 3 January 1864 | Captain in Sutlej (from commissioning at Portsmouth), flagship of Rear-Admiral John Kingcome, Pacific |
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