| Ship | Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
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| Appointed Knight Batchelor, | |
| | 1773 | | Entered the navy as a volunteer under the patronage of Rear-Admiral John Montagu | W031 |
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| Lieutenant, 1776/08/18 | W032 |
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Placentia
| 1778 | | As Commanding Officer | W031 |
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| Commander, 1781/07/03 | W032 |
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Avenger
| 1781/07/03 | 1782/01 | As Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
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| Captain, 1782/06/13 | W032 |
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Shrewsbury
| 1782/10 | 1783/05 | As Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
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Hydra
| 1783 | 1783/04 | As Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
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Thisbe
| 1786/04 | 1788/05 | As Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
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Alligator
| 1790/06 | 1782 | As Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
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Melampus
| 1793/04 | 1794/04 | As Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
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| Rear-Admiral of the White, 1804/04/23 | W032 |
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Gladiator
| 1804/06 | 1806/02 | As Flag Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| | 1805/05 | | Appointed admiral-superintendent at Portsmouth, a post he held until 1808/04 | W031 |
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| Rear-Admiral of the Red, 1805/11/09 | W032 |
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Royal William
| 1807/07 | 1809 | As Flag Officer | BWAS-1714 |
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| Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 1808/04/28 | W032 |
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| Vice-Admiral of the White, 1810/07/31 | W032 |
| | 1811/04/03 | | Took the name of Greenly on his marriage | W032 |
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| Vice-Admiral of the Red, 1812/08/12 | W032 |
| | 1813/03 | | Reverted to the name of Coffin | W032 |
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| Admiral of the Blue, 1814/06/04 | W032 |