John James Kennedy R.N.
John James Kennedy R.N.
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John James Kennedy R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Ven. James Kennedy, Archdeacon of Waterford |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
April 1821 | | Born (Waterford) |
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Date | Rank |
1 June 1833 | Entered Royal Naval Colle |
8 October 1841 | Lieutenant |
13 November 1854 | Commander |
1 February 1856 | Captain |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
12 June 1843 | 1847 | Lieutenant in Conway, commanded by William Kelly [c], Cape of Good Hope |
30 August 1847 | 20 January 1849 | Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Henry Ducie Chads, gunnery ship, Portsmouth |
24 October 1848 | | Lieutenant in Powerful, commanded by Richard Saunders Dundas, Mediterranean |
8 May 1849 | 14 June 1852 | Lieutenant in Superb, commanded by Edward Purcell, Mediteranean |
1 February 1855 | | Commander (2ic) in Agamemnon, commanded by Thomas Sabine Pasley, Black Sea during the Russian war |
1 October 1855 | 1 February 1856 | Commander in Curlew, Mediterranean |
6 May 1861 | 3 February 1865 | Captain in Challenger (from commissioning at Sheerness until paying off at Sheerness), North America and West Indies |
31 January 1866 | 31 August 1868 | Captain in Frederick William, Coast Guard, Queenstown |
1 September 1868 | 24 March 1869 | Captain in Valiant, Coast Guard, River Shannon |