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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Francis Harding R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Fifth son of William Harding, of Stratford-on-Avon, gentleman of the Privy Chamber to George III | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 28 April 1779 | Born | ||
| 23 October 1833 | Married Davidona Eleanor, daughter of General Charles Dallas, Governor of St Helena | ||
| 2 January 1875 | Died (at Cheltenham) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 24 January 1812 | Entered Navy | ||
| 30 March 1822 | Lieutenant | ||
| 23 July 1830 | Commander | ||
| 23 November 1841 | Captain | ||
| 12 April 1862 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 24 May 1867 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 30 March 1822 | Lieutenant in Topaze, commanded by Charles Richardson | ||
| 182? | Lieutenant in Topaze, commanded by Price Blackwood | ||
| 7 April 1824 | Lieutenant in Griper, commanded by George Francis Lyon, in the unsuccessful attempt to reach Repulse Bay | ||
| 22 May 1827 | Lieutenant in Espoir, commanded by Henry Francis Grenville, Cape of Good Hope | ||
| November 1829 | Act. Commander in Hecla (1815; 1819=artic discovery vessel), surveying vessel, after Captain Thomas Boteler, and the greater part of the crew, had died of fever | ||
| 23 July 1831 | Commander in Jaseur, Cape of Good Hope | ||
| 16 September 1831 | March 1833 | Commander (2ic) in Warspite, flagship of Thomas Baker, South America | |
| 21 January 1837 | August 1839 | Commander in Pelorus, East India station and Australia | |
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