Richard Ashmore Powell R.N.
Richard Ashmore Powell R.N.

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Richard Ashmore Powell R.N.Explanation
Son of Thomas Walter Powell (1791-1839)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
12 July 1816 Born ( Guernsey, Channel Islands)
11 October 1862 Married Mary Evelina (1837-1913), daughter of George Hougham Skelton (1810-1873)
24 December 1892 Died (Shanklin, Isle of Wight)
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary'
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
24 December 1831Entered Navy
8 February 1836Mate
18 December 1842Lieutenant
4 November 1851Commander
8 March 1855Captain
6 July 1871Retired Captain
6 April 1873Retired Rear-Admiral
21 March 1878Retired Vice-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
15 August 18368 December 1837Mate in Excellent, commanded by Captain Thomas Hastings, gunnery ship, Portsmouth
9 December 18374 March 1840Mate in Tyne, commanded by Captain John Townshend, Mediterranean
5 March 184015 August 1842Mate in Hydra, commanded by Commander Alexander Murray, North America and West Indies
19 March 184311 July 1843Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Thomas Hastings, gunnery ship, Portsmouth
12 July 184321 March 1846Lieutenant in Penelope, commanded by Captain William Jones, west coast of Africa
22 March 184628 August 1846Acting Commander in Kingfisher, west coast of Africa
29 August 184610 March 1847Lieutenant in Bittern, commanded by Commander Thomas Hope, west coast of Africa
11 March 184716 December 1847Lieutenant in Styx, commanded by Commander Henry Chads, west coast of Africa
17 December 18473 March 1848Acting Commander in Flying Fish, west coast of Africa
17 May 184810 January 1849Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Captain Henry Ducie Chads, gunnery ship, Portsmouth
11 January 184912 February 1849Lieutenant in Fisgard, commanded by Henry Eden, Woolwich
13 February 18493 November 1851Lieutenant and commander in Janus, Gibraltar
4 November 18516 August 1852Commander in Janus, Gibraltar
22 August 18538 February 1855Commander in Vesuvius, Mediterranean (and, 1854, Black Sea during the Russian War)
8 March 185522 March 1855Additional Captain in Diamond, Mediterranean
23 March 185518 April 1855Additional Captain in London, Mediterranean
19 April 18557 October 1855Additional Captain in Albion, Mediterranean
8 October 18556 June 1856Additional Captain in Queen, Mediterranean
7 June 185631 July 1856Additional captain in Melampus, Mediterranean
2 December 185623 April 1857Captain in Cornwallis (from commissioning at Plymouth), Coast Guard, the Humber (first ship so commissioned after CG was reorganised under the Admiralty)
1 May 185714 September 1860Captain in Boscawen, flagship of Rear-Admiral Frederick William Grey, Cape of Good Hope
15 August 18612 December 1861Additional Captain in Fisgard, commanded by Commodore Frederick William Erskine Nicolson, Woolwich, for special service
3 December 186130 September 1862Captain in Defence, Channel squadron
1 October 186227 April 1866Captain in Britannia, cadet training ship, Portland
28 April 18661 June 1866Additional Captain in Victory, commanded by Captain Hon. Francis Egerton, flag-ship, Commander-in-chief Portsmouth, for special service
2 June 18661 September 1869Commodore in Topaze (until paying off at Plymouth), Pacific
17 April 18715 July 1871Captain in Vanguard, Coast Guard, Kingstown, Ireland

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