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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1741 | 24.6.1743 | Norfolk (80)
1728-1749 , Midshipman, British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ref:676 |
| 25.6.1743 | Lieutenant | ODNB | |
| 12.3.1754 | Commander | ODNB | |
| 12.3.1754 | 8.7.1755 | Hazard (8)
1749-1783 , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/93British 8 Gun Unrated Sloop | ODNB |
| 8.7.1755 | Captain | ODNB | |
| 8.7.1755 | 18.5.1757 | Sheerness (24)
1743-1768 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/178British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship | ODNB |
| 18.5.1757 | 21.11.1760 | Unicorn (28)
1748-1771 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/400British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 2.11.1757 | Unicorn vs Hermione | ||
| 3.7.1759 | Bombardment of Le Havre | ||
| 1761 | 1764 | Appointed Governor of Newfoundland | E-WIKI |
| 15.5.1761 | 4.4.1764 | Antelope (50)
1742-1783 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/315British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 14.11.1764 | 19.11.1767 | Temeraire (74)
1759-1784 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/58British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 17.11.1770 | 23.5.1771 | Cambridge (80)
1755-1808 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/315British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 14.1.1773 | 25.8.1775 | Raisonable (64)
1768-1815 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/471British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 2.1.1775 | 5.1775 | Elected a Member of Parliament for East Looe | HPO |
| 25.8.1775 | 31.1.1776 | Nonsuch (64)
1774-1802 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/118British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 17.3.1777 | 17.10.1778 | Conqueror (74)
1773-1794 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/21/267British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 17.10.1778 | 19.3.1779 | Conqueror (74)
1773-1794 , as Flag Officer, Commodore, British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 19.3.1779 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 | |
| 19.3.1779 | 1782 | London (90)
1766-1811 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue, ADM 107/3/474British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 19.3.1780 | Rear-Admiral of the White | BWAS-1714 | |
| 26.9.1780 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | ADM 6/22 | |
| 1781 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — North America | E-WIKI | |
| 16.3.1781 | Battle of Cape Henry | ||
| 5.9.1781 | Commanded the British Center at the Battle of the Chesapeake | ||
| 7.1782 | 21.9.1782 | Ramillies (74)
1763-1782 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the White, ADM 107/3/474British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 17.10.1782 | Action of 1782-10-17 | ||
| 18.10.1782 | Action of 18 October 1782 | ||
| c.22.5.1786 | 9.7.1788 | Powerful (74)
1783-1812 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the White, British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 3.6.1786 | 14.7.1789 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Plymouth ADM 6/23/337 | ADM 6/23 |
| 24.9.1787 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 | |
| 1788 | 1790 | Impregnable (98)
1786-1799 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, ADM 107/3/474British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 12.5.1790 | 5.1.1791 | Cambridge (80)
1755-1808 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, ADM 6/24/474British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 21.9.1790 | Vice-Admiral of the White | BWAS-1714 | |
| 1793 | Cambridge (80)
1755-1808 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Red, ADM 107/3/474British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| 2.1793 | 1794 | Royal Sovereign (100)
1786-1841 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Red, ADM 107/3/474British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1825 Renamed "Captain" | BWAS-1714 |
| 1.2.1793 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | BWAS-1714 | |
| 12.4.1794 | Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1714 | |
| 1.6.1794 | Glorious 1st of June | ||
| 24.10.1794 | Created 1st Baron of Gravesend in the County of Londonderry | HPO | |
| 1.6.1795 | Admiral of the White | BWAS-1714 | |
| 14.5.1801 | Appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath | TKE1 | |
| 1802 | 9.2.1802 | London (90)
1766-1811 , as Flag Officer, Admiral of the White, ADM 107/3/474British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |