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Sir Robert Stopford

 
NationalityBritish
Date of Birth1768/02/05 
FatherSir James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown 
MotherSir James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown 
Date of Death1847/06/25DAR-1837
Place of DeathRichmondDAR-1837
ShipDate fromDate toEventSource
Lieutenant, 1787/07/15W032
Commander, 1789/06/02W032
Ferret 1789/121790/08/12As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Lowestoffe 1790/081790/12As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Captain, 1790/08/12W032
Aquilon 1791/041794/07As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
 1794/06/01 Glorious 1st of JuneBWAS-1714
Phaeton 1794/091799/07As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
 1795/06/161795/06/17First Battle of GroixBWAS-1714
Excellent 1799/071802/04As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Spencer 1803/051807As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1793
 1806/02/06 Action of San DomingoBWAS-1793
Rear-Admiral of the Blue, 1808/04/28W032
Spencer 1808/04/281811As Flag OfficerBWAS-1793
Caesar 18091810As Flag OfficerBWAS-1793
 1809/02/27 Commanded the British Squadron at the Action at Sables d'Olonne
 1809/07/281809/12Walcheren ExpeditionBWAS-1793
Rear-Admiral of the White, 1809/10/25W032
Scipion 18101814As Flag OfficerBWAS-1793
Rear-Admiral of the Red, 1810/07/31W032
Lion 1812 As Flag OfficerBWAS-1714
Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 1812/08/12W032
Vice-Admiral of the White, 1814/06/04W032
Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Exmouth, 1815/01/02TKE1
Appointed Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, 1827EWIKI
Appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, 1831/06/06TKE1
Appointed Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom, 1834/04EWIKI
 1834 Rear-Admiral of the United KingdomEWIKI
Appointed Commander-in-Chief at Mediterranean, 1837/02/09EWIKI
Princess Charlotte 1837/02/291841/07/27As Flag OfficerW025
Appointed Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom, 1847/05/05EWIKI
 1847 Elected Vice-Admiral of the United KingdomEWIKI
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
DAR-1837 Dodsley's Anual Register - 1837 Digital Book
W032 Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal NavyDavid Bonner SmithWeb Site
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
TKE1 The Knights of England. A complete record Vol IWilliam Arthur Shaw and George Dames BurtchaellDigital Book
EWIKI WikipediaVariousWeb Site
W025 William Loney RN - BackgroundP DavisWeb Site
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