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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Hon. John Welbore Sunderland Spencer R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Sixth son of Francis Almeric Spencer (1st Baron Churchil, 1779-1845) and grandson of George, 3rd Duke of Marlborough | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 12 March 1816 | Born | ||
| 17 October 1888 | Died | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 24 December 1830 | Entered Navy | ||
| 23 November 1841 | Lieutenant | ||
| 12 October 1847 | Commander | ||
| 19 October 1854 | Captain | ||
| 1 April 1870 | Rear-Admiral | ||
| 20 December 1871 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 22 January 1877 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 7 December 1841 | 1845 | Lieutenant in Isis, commanded by John Marshall, Cape of Good Hope | |
| 7 November 1845 | Lieutenant in St Vincent, commanded by Richard Grant, flagship of Charles Ogle, Portsmouth | ||
| 9 May 1846 | December 1846 | Lieutenant in Terrible, commanded by William Ramsay, Channel squadron | |
| 24 November 1846 | Lieutenant in Victory, flag-lieutenant to Hype Parker, Admiral-superintendent of Portsmouth dockyard | ||
| 4 December 1849 | Commander in Contest, East Indies | ||
| 7 March 1856 | Captain in Firebrand, Black Sea | ||
| 11 June 1859 | 31 December 1863 | Captain in Topaze (from commissioning at Plymouth until paying off at Plymouth), Channel squadron, then (October 1859) Pacific (Commodore, senior officer on the southern division of the Pacific station) | |
| 27 April 1866 | 11 June 1869 | Captain in Pembroke, Coast Guard, Harwich (replaced by Penelope) | |
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