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| John Seccombe R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 6 December 1812 | Born | ||
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 14 December 1842 | Lieutenant | ||
| 16 May 1855 | Commander | ||
| 13 December 1859 | Captain | ||
| 1 April 1870 | Retired Captain | ||
| 31 December 1876 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 23 November 1881 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 29 April 1843 | 27 May 1843 | Lieutenant in Illustrious, commanded by Captain John Elphinstone Erskine, North America and West Indies | |
| 16 May 1855 | 14 May 1857 | Commander (2ic) in Cressy, commanded by Captain Richard Laird Warren, Mediterranean | |
| 15 July 1857 | 20 July 1858 | Commander in Vulcan, Portsmouth | |
| 21 July 1858 | 12 December 1859 | Commander in Himalaya | |
| 13 December 1859 | 30 March 1861 | Captain in Himalaya | |
| 27 June 1861 | 31 July 1862 | Captain in Himalaya | |
| 1 April 1863 | 30 April 1863 | Captain in Hannibal, Portsmouth, depot ship for seamen (replaced by Duke of Wellington) | |
| 1 May 1863 | 26 March 1866 | Captain in Duke of Wellington, Portsmouth, training ship for seamen (replacing Hannibal) | |
| (27 March 1866) | 10 August 1867 | Captain in Liverpool (until paying off at Plymouth), Channel squadron | |
| (9 January 1869) | 13 April 1870 | Captain in Mersey, commanded by James Hope, flagship, Queenstown (and, May 1869, cruise of the Reserve Fleet) | |
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