Henry John Blomfield R.N.
Henry John Blomfield R.N.
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| Henry John Blomfield R.N. | Explanation |
| Son of Charles James Blomfield (1786-1857), Bishop of London |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 10 December 1825 | | Born (Bishopsgate, London, England) |
| 4 June 1900 | | Died (London) |
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| Date | Rank |
| 25 June 1847 | Lieutenant |
| 26 January 1855 | Commander |
| 28 August 1861 | Captain |
| 1 April 1870 | Retired Captain |
| 27 September 1877 | Retired Rear-Admiral |
| 17 February 1884 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
| 18 October 1887 | Retired Admiral |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 27 December 1845 | | Mate in Excellent, commanded by Captain Henry Ducie Chads, gunnery ship, Portsmouth |
| 16 October 1847 | 1 June 1850 | Lieutenant in Odin, commanded by Captain Frederick Thomas Pelham, Mediterranean |
| 28 November 1850 | | To study steam at Woolwich |
| 24 January 1851 | | Lieutenant in Arrogant, commanded by Robert Spencer Robinson, Portsmouth |
| 20 December 1852 | 26 January 1855 | Lieutenant in Impérieuse, commanded by Rundle Burges WatsonWoolwich, then Portsmouth, then North America and West Indies |
| 18 March 1856 | 23 March 1860 | Commander in Osprey (until paying off at Woolwich), Mediterranean |