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| Charles Davis Lucas R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Son of Davis Lucas (1802-1877) | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 19 February 1834 | Born ( Poyntzpass, County Armagh) | ||
| 1879 | Married Frances Russell (1850-1925), daughter of William Hutcheon Hall, R.N. | ||
| 7 August 1914 | Died (Great Culverden, Kent) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 21 June 1854 | Lieutenant | ||
| 19 February 1862 | Commander | ||
| 25 October 1867 | Captain | ||
| 1 October 1873 | Retired Captain | ||
| 1 January 1886 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| (21 June 1854) | Mate in Hecla, commanded by William Hutcheon Hall, the Baltic during the Russian War1) | ||
| 18 August 1862 | Commander (2ic) in Liffey, commanded by George Parker, Mediterranean | ||
| 17 June 1867 | Commander in Vixen, for comparative trials with Viper and Waterwitch | ||
| 1) | While serving as Mate in Hecla, which ship was bombarding Bomarsund, a live shell landed on Hecla's deck, with its fuse still hissing. With great presence of mind Lucas ran forward and hurled the shell into the sea, where it exploded with a tremendous roar before it hit the water. For this he was awarded the Victoria Cross. |
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