Grey Skipwith R.N.
Grey Skipwith R.N.
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| Grey Skipwith R.N. | Explanation |
| Fourth son and ninth child of Sir Gray Skipwith (1771-1852), 8th Baronet Skipwith, and brother of Sidmouth Stowell Skipwith R.N. |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 10 April 1811 | | Born (Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire) |
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' |
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| Date | Rank |
| January 1823 | Entered Royal Naval College |
| 7 January 1834 | Lieutenant |
| 23 December 1842 | Commander |
| 22 May 1866 | Retired Captain |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 2 December 1847 | 15 February 1850 | Commander in Hydra, south-east coast of America |
| 9 February 1852 | 4 June 1852 | Commander in Conflict, South-east coast of America |
| 22 October 1852 | 27 October 1857 | Coast Guard |
| 16 February 1858 | 31 July 1861 | Additional Commander in Saturn, commanded by George Ramsay, Pembroke, for Rendezvous at Bristol |
| 22 November 1861 | 31 March 1862 | Additional Commander in Castor, commanded by Commander John Palmer, Royal Naval Reserve training ship, Shields, for service in Briljant |
| 1 April 1862 | 5 December 1865 | Commander in Brilliant, Royal Naval Reserve drill ship, Dundee |