George Granville Randolph R.N.
George Granville Randolph R.N.
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George Granville Randolph R.N. | Explanation |
Son of Thomas Randolph, prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
26 January 1818 | | Born (Lodon) |
1851 | | Married Eleanor Harriet, daughter of the Rev. Joseph Arkwright of Mark Hall, Essex |
1867 | | Wrote 'The Rule of the Road at Sea'. |
June 1869 | | C.B. (Companion of the Bath) |
1879 | | Wrote 'Problems in Naval Tactics'. |
1897 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
16 May 1907 | | Died (Hove, Brighton) |
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Date | Rank |
7 December 1830 | Entered Navy |
27 June 1838 | Lieutenant |
9 November 1846 | Commander |
18 November 1854 | Captain |
24 February 1872 | Rear-Admiral |
16 September 1877 | Vice-Admiral |
26 July 1881 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
8 July 1884 | Retired Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
19 September 1838 | | Lieutenant in North Star, commanded by Lord John Hay, north coast of Spain |
30 October 1840 | 1844 | Lieutenant in Vernon, commanded by William Walpole, Mediterranean |
22 October 1844 | | Lieutenant in Daedalus, commanded by Peter M'Quhae, East Indies |
22 November 1847 | | Commander (2ic) in Bellerophon, commanded by Robert Lambert Baynes, Mediterranean |
12 August 1851 | 18 November 1854 | Commander (2ic) in Rodney, commanded by Charles Graham, Mediterranean and Black Sea during the Russian War |
9 December 1855 | 8 May 1856 | Captain in Thunder (until paying off at Sheerness) |
20 April 1857 | 29 April 1861 | Captain in Cornwallis, Coast Guard, the Humber |
28 October 1861 | 1 April 1862 | Captain in Diadem, North America and West Indies |
1 April 1862 | 16 May 1865 | Captain in Orlando, North America, then (1863), Mediterranean |
11 July 1865 | 25 April 1866 | Captain in Cumberland, guard ship of the steam reserve, Sheerness |
20 April 1866 | | Captain in Britannia, cadet training ship, Dartmouth |
September 1867 | March 1869 | Commodore, Cape of Good Hope |
5 December 1873 | 31 May 1875 | Commander-in-chief, Detached Squadron (flag in Narcissus) |