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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1751 | 1752 | Service as a merchant seaman | ADM 107/5 |
| 7.11.1757 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/5/16 | ODNB | |
| 25.1.1758 | Lieutenant | CSORN | |
| 20.11.1759 | 19.12.1759 | Norfolk (74)
1757-1774 , Third Lieutenant, ADM 6/19/113British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ODNB |
| 19.12.1759 | 23.6.1760 | Norfolk (74)
1757-1774 , Second Lieutenant, ADM 6/19/119British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ODNB |
| 11.7.1761 | 16.12.1762 | Lennox (74)
1758-1789 , Fifth Lieutenant, ADM 6/19/497British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line Issued by Charles SteevensBritish Naval Sailor Ship Owner Service 1729 Confirmed 16.5.1763 | ODNB |
| 6.6.1762 | 14.8.1762 | Manilla operations | |
| 24.9.1762 | 6.10.1762 | Battle of Manilla | |
| 16.12.1762 | Commander | ADM 6/20 | |
| 16.12.1762 | 18.7.1763 | Manilla (14)
1762-1763 , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/45British 14 Gun Unrated Storeship Issued by Sir Samuel Cornish (1st Baronet of Sharnbrook)British , East Indies
Naval Sailor Service 1728-1770 Confirmed 18.8.1764 | ODNB |
| 18.7.1763 | Captain | CSORN | |
| 18.7.1763 | 25.8.1764 | Baleine (20)
1760-1767 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/45British 20 Gun 6th Rate Frigate Issued by Sir Samuel Cornish (1st Baronet of Sharnbrook)British , East Indies
Naval Sailor Service 1728-1770 Confirmed 18.8.1764 | BWAS-1714 |
| 29.11.1766 | 9.5.1769 | Hussar (28)
1763-1780 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/148British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 15.9.1770 | 9.7.1772 | Boston (32)
1762-1811 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/468British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate Issued by Sir Samuel Hood (1st Viscount Hood of Whitley)British Naval Sailor Service 1741-1790 Confirmed 2.12.1772 | BWAS-1714 |
| 4.7.1775 | 4.10.1780 | Phoenix (44)
1759-1780 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/101British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 2.7.1776 | 4.7.1776 | Staten Island Landings | |
| 22.7.1778 | Encounter at Sandy Hook | ||
| 21.4.1779 | Appointed Knight Bachelor | TKE2 | |
| 19.2.1781 | 16.10.1781 | Latona (38)
1781-1816 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/22/253British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 5.8.1781 | Battle of Dogger Bank | ||
| 16.10.1781 | 8.4.1783 | Goliath (74)
1781-1813 , Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 18.11.1781 ADM 6/22/351British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 20.10.1782 | Battle of Cape Spartel | ||
| 15.4.1783 | 22.5.1786 | Goliath (74)
1781-1813 , Captain, and Commanding Officer: On board from 21.4.1783 ADM 6/23/50British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 22.9.1787 | 21.2.1788 | Orion (74)
1787-1814 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/414British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/23 |
| 21.2.1788 | 10.5.1790 | Royal Charlotte (8)
1750-1820 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/23/449British 8 Gun Unrated Yacht 1761 Renamed "Royal Charlotte" | BWAS-1714 |
| 10.5.1790 | 10.12.1790 | Brunswick (74)
1790-1826 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/26British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 11.12.1790 | 23.3.1791 | Royal Charlotte (8)
1750-1820 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/94British 8 Gun Unrated Yacht 1761 Renamed "Royal Charlotte" | ADM 6/24 |
| 23.3.1791 | 1.2.1793 | Victory (100)
1765-2019 , First Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/24/113British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/24 |
| 1.2.1793 | Rear-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 1.2.1793 | 23.4.1793 | Bedford (74)
1775-1817 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue, British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 24.4.1793 | Appointed First Captain ADM 6/24/235 To Samuel Hood | ADM 6/24 | |
| 12.4.1794 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 4.7.1794 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 1.3.1795 | 17.1.1796 | Saint George (98)
1785-1811 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 14.3.1795 | Action off Genoa | ||
| 1.6.1795 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 13.7.1795 | Battle of Hyeres | ||
| 1.1796 | 1797 | Britannia (100)
1762-1825 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral, British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1812 Renamed "Princess Royal" 1812 Renamed "Saint George" 1819 Renamed "Barfleur" | BWAS-1714 |
| 28.6.1796 | 10.1800 | Queen (90)
1769-1811 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Red, British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 24.8.1796 | 1800 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Jamaica ADM 6/26/23 | ADM 6/26 |
| 14.2.1797 | 2nd Battle of Cape St Vincent | ||
| 14.2.1799 | Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 9.1800 | 1801 | Royal George (100)
1788-1822 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 2.1801 | 6.1801 | Ardent (64)
1796-1824 , as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Blue, British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1793 |
| 2.1801 | 1802 | London (90)
1766-1811 , as Flag Officer, Admiral of the Blue, British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 2.4.1801 | Commanded the Reserve at the Battle of Copenhagen | ||
| 2.4.1801 | Commander-in-Chief at the Battle of Copenhagen | ||
| 23.4.1804 | Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 9.11.1805 | Admiral of the Red | CSORN |