Richard Moorman R.N.
Richard Moorman R.N.
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| Richard Moorman R.N. | Explanation |
| Fourth and youngest son of William Moorman, of Falmouth |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 19 April 1810 | | Born (Tregony, Co. Cornwall) |
| 26 September 1908 | | Died (Exmouth) |
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| Date | Rank |
| 27 November 1823 | Entered Navy |
| 28 September 1841 | Lieutenant |
| 30 August 1845 | Commander |
| 7 September 1857 | Captain |
| 30 March 1866 | Retired Captain |
| 7 May 1875 | Retired Rear-Admiral |
| 27 November 1879 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
| 29 April 1885 | Retired Admiral |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 7 December 1841 | 30 January 1845 | Gunnery lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Thomas Hastings, gunnery ship, Portsmouth |
| 17 November 1846 | 13 September 1847 | Commander in Rattler (until paying off at Woolwich), South America |
| 14 September 1847 | 25 September 1848 | Commander in Hecate (until paying off at Portsmouth), Mediterranean |
| 1853 | 1857 | Coast Guard, Plymouth |
| 16 June 1859 | 22 August 1862 | Captain in Cossack (from commissioning at Sheerness until paying off at Sheerness), North America and West Indies, then China |