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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Harry Woodfall Brent R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of Henry Brent (1804-1895) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 19 August 1834 | Born (Islington, London) | ||
| 1866 | Wrote (with Philip Howard Colomb R.N.) 'The Law of Port Helm. An examination into its history and dangerous action; with suggestions for its abolition' | ||
| 10 February 1866 | Married Elizabeth Matilda (1838-1897), daughter of William Menzies (1795-1850) | ||
| 27 February 1911 | Died (Cheyne Walk, London) | ||
| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 1848 | Entered Navy | ||
| 20 May 1854 | Mate | ||
| 5 January 1856 | Lieutenant | ||
| 3 June 1866 | Commander | ||
| 27 April 1875 | Captain | ||
| 19 August 1889 | Retired Captain | ||
| 5 August 1890 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 9 November 1896 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 20 May 1854 | 10 June 1854 | Mate in Maeander, commanded by Captain Thomas Baillie, White Sea | |
| 11 June 1854 | 15 February 1856 | Mate in Algiers, commanded by Captain Charles Talbot, troop transport to the Baltic, and Black Sea during the Russian War | |
| 19 March 1856 | 11 September 1856 | Lieutenant and commander in Daisy, tender to Victory | |
| 5 March 1857 | 19 November 1858 | Lieutenant in Retribution, commanded by Captain Charles Barker, East Indies and China (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | |
| 11 June 1859 | 1 December 1860 | Lieutenant in Scylla, commanded by Captain Rowley Lambert, Mediterranean | |
| 2 December 1860 | 2 February 1862 | Lieutenant in Amphion, commanded by Captain Thomas Cochran then Captain Thomas Francis Birch, Mediterranean | |
| 3 February 1862 | 28 February 1862 | Acting Commander in Amphion, commanded by Captain Alexander Crombie Gordon, Mediterranean | |
| 1 March 1862 | 30 March 1862 | Lieutenant in Amphion, commanded by Captain Alexander Crombie Gordon, Mediterranean | |
| 11 July 1862 | 14 December 1865 | Lieutenant in Edgar, commanded by Captain Hon. Fitzgerald Algernon Charles Foley then Captain Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby, flagship of Rear-Admiral Sidney Colpoys Dacres, Mediterranean | |
| 6 June 1867 | 30 September 1870 | Commander (2ic) in Bellerophon, commanded by Reginald John James George Macdonald, Mediterranean | |
| 10 April 1871 | 31 December 1873 | Commander in Brilliant, Drill Ship, Royal Naval Reserve, Dundee | |
| 1 January 1874 | 13 April 1874 | Commander in Unicorn, Drill Ship, Royal naval Reserve, Dundee | |
| 4 October 1875 | 2 December 1877 | Captain in Undaunted, flagship of Rear-Admiral Reginald John James George Macdonald, East Indies | |
| 12 August 1879 | 2 March 1881 | Captain in Himalaya | |
| 7 March 1882 | 26 February 1883 | Director of the Indian Marine | |
| (5 July 1883) | 17 September 1885 | Captain in Amethyst (until paying off at Plymouth), south east coast of America (senior officer) | |
| 21 September 1885 | 13 April 1887 | Captain in Hercules, Coast Guard, Portland (including summer cruise) | |
| 21 April 1887 | 4 July 1887 | Captain in Royal Adelaide, Devonport, flag-ship of the Port Admiral | |
| 5 July 1887 | 20 August 1887 | Captain in Black Prince, for Jubilee Review | |
| 21 August 1887 | 19 August 1888 | Captain in Royal Adelaide, Devonport, flag-ship of the Port Admiral | |
| 20 August 1888 | 19 August 1896 | Director of Transports | |
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