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| Richard Carter R.N. | |||
| Son of Joseph Carter (1791-1836) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 26 December 1829 | Born (Alverstock, Gosport, Hampshire) | ||
| 12 October 1864 | Married firstly Maria Caroline (1839-1876), daughter of Mathew James Keighley (1808-1870) | ||
| 21 February 1882 | Married secondly Alicia Catherine Loftus (c1852-1934), daughter of John Francis Tottenham (1822-1906) | ||
| 21 November 1887 | Died (Bembridge 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 | 1) | |
| 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, flagship of Rear-Admiral Arthur Auckland Leopold Pedro Cochrane then Rear-Admiral George Hancock, Pacific | |
| 24 June 1877 | 16 May 1879 | Captain in Volage2) | |
| 1 April 1880 | 29 November 1882 | Captain in Hector, Ship of First Reserve, Coast Guard, Southampton Water (except summer cruise from 11 June to 18 July 1982)3) | |
| 30 November 1880 | 31 December 1884 | Captain in Royal Adelaide, Devonport, flag-ship of the Port Admiral | |
| 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 1882 |
Source: Admiralty Record of Service ADM 196/13, folio 292.
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