Alexander Crombie Gordon R.N.
Alexander Crombie Gordon R.N.

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Alexander Crombie Gordon R.N.Explanation
Third son of John Gordon, of Cairnbulg
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
3 December 1818 Born
23 December 1893 Died (at Aberdeen)
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary'
 
DateRank
31 May 1831Entered Navy
3 January 1838Mate
17 September 1842Lieutenant
22 October 1853Commander
5 February 1858Captain
10 September 1871Retired Captain
11 December 1875Retired Rear-Admiral
20 January 1880Retired Vice-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
21 September 184217 October 1842Lieutenant in Queen, commanded by Acting Captain Hastings Reginald Henry, Mediterranean
18 October 184230 March 1843Lieutenant in Inconstant, commanded by Captain Frederick Thomas Michell, Mediterranean
22 May 184320 April 1847Lieutenant in Inconstant, commanded by Captain Charles Howe Fremantle, Mediterranean
10 December 184728 February 1851Lieutenant in Prince Regent, commanded by Captain William Fanshawe Martin then Commodore William Fanshawe Martin, Mediterranean then particular servoce
9 June 18524 December 1853Lieutenant in Sans Pareil, commanded by Captain Sidney Colpoys Dacres, Lisbon, then (1853) Channel squadron
10 February 185416 February 1855Commander (2ic) in Majestic, commanded by Captain James Hope, Sheerness
19 February 185528 March 1857Commander in Bulldog, the Baltic during the Russian War
23 January 186210 February 1862Captain in Euryalus (from commissioning at Portsmouth), fitting at Portsmouth
(11 February 1862)20 December 1862Captain in Amphion (until paying off at Sheerness), Mediterranean
13 December 186428 May 1868Captain in Cadmus (from commissioning at Chatham until paying off at Chatham), North America and West Indies
8 September 18689 September 1871Captain in Black Prince, Coast Guard, Greenock (replacing Lion), (and, May 1869, cruise of the Reserve Fleet)

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