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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Henry Stair Sandys R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of William Travis Sandys (1800-1883) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 14 August 1841 | Born (Beverley, Yorkshire, England) | ||
| 13 February 1866 | Married (at Derby, England) Frances Beatrice Abney (1842-1879) | ||
| 29 April 1880 | Married (at Gnosall, Staffordshire, England) Mary Alice Till (c1847-1919) | ||
| 12 May 1912 | Died (Worthing, Sussex, England) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 24 November 1860 | Lieutenant | ||
| 20 January 1869 | Commander | ||
| 17 January 1874 | Retired Commander | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 15 June 1854 | 14 June 1856 | Naval cadet in Maeander, commanded by Captain Thomas Baillie, White Sea, during the Russian War | |
| 15 June 1856 | 5 November 1856 | Midshipman in Maeander, commanded by Captain Thomas Baillie, White Sea, during the Russian War | |
| 6 November 1856 | 19 April 1860 | Midshipman in Indus, commanded by Captain John Charles Dalrymple Hay then Captain William King Hall, flagship of Rear-Admiral (later: Vice-Admiral) Houston Stewart, Devonport then North America and West Indies | |
| 20 April 1860 | 13 August 1860 | Midshipman in Donegal, commanded by Captain Henry Broadhead, Channel squadron | |
| 14 August 1860 | 23 November 1860 | Mate in Donegal, commanded by Captain Henry Broadhead, Channel squadron | |
| 31 December 1860 | 18 August 1861 | Lieutenant in Nile, commanded by Arthur Parry Eardley-Wilmot, flagship of Rear-Admiral Charles Talbot on the Queenstown station | |
| 19 August 1861 | 6 May 1863 | Lieutenant in Cadmus, commanded by Captain John Francis Ross, North America and West Indies | |
| 3 August 1863 | 7 September 1863 | Lieutenant in Recruit, commanded by Commander George Frederic Cottam, fitting for the west coast of Africa (but apparently not dispatched) | |
| 8 September 1863 | 16 April 1864 | Lieutenant in Speedwell, commanded by Commander George Frederic Cottam, West coast of Africa | |
| 17 April 1864 | 9 November 1864 | Lieutenant in Rattlesnake, commanded by Arthur Parry Eardley-Wilmot, west coast of Africa | |
| 10 November 1864 | 23 April 1865 | Lieutenant in Investigator, commanded by Lieutenant and commander Charles George Frederick Knowles, west coast of Africa, on loan from Rattlesnake | |
| 24 April 1865 | 3 May 1865 | Lieutenant in Rattlesnake, commanded by Captain Arthur Parry Eardley-Wilmot, west coast of Africa | |
| 4 May 1865 | 4 September 1865 | Acting Commander in Ranger, west coast of Africa | |
| 5 September 1865 | 10 January 1866 | Lieutenant in Ranger, commanded by Commander Charles Gudgeon Nelson, west coast of Africa | |
| 11 January 1866 | 18 January 1866 | Lieutenant in Royal Adelaide, commanded by Captain Charles Howe Fremantle, Devonport, flag-ship of the Port Admiral | |
| 1 April 1866 | 24 September 1867 | Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Astley Cooper Key then Captain Arthur William Acland Hood, for study | |
| 25 September 1867 | 18 February 1868 | Lieutenant in Rattlesnake, commanded by Commodore William Montagu Dowell, Commander-in-chief, Cape of Good Hope and west coast of Africa | |
| 19 February 1868 | 29 May 1868 | Acting Commander in Vestal, commanded by Commander James Edward Hunter, west coast of Africa | |
| 30 May 1868 | 7 May 1869 | Lieutenant in Rattlesnake, commanded by Commodore William Montagu Dowell, Commander-in-chief, Cape of Good Hope and west coast of Africa | |
| 2 April 1870 | 15 October 1870 | Commander (2ic) in Clio, commanded by Commodore Frederick Henry Stirling, Australia | |
| (16 October 1870) | 25 November 1871 | Commander in Virago, Australia | |
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