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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1712 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/2/331 | RNLPC | |
| 7.7.1717 | Lieutenant ADM 6/12/101 | ADM 6/12 | |
| 7.7.1717 | 21.11.1717 | Barfleur (90), Fifth Lieutenant ADM 6/12/101 Commission confirmed 26.7.1717 | ADM 6/12 |
| 22.11.1717 | 6.1.1718/19 | Preston (50), Second Lieutenant ADM 6/12/107 | ADM 6/12 |
| 28.2.1718/19 | 5.6.1719 | Weymouth (50), Second Lieutenant ADM 6/12/154 | ADM 6/12 |
| 6.6.1719 | 27.5.1720 | Dover (40), Second Lieutenant ADM 6/12/183 Commission confirmed 19.11.1719 | ADM 6/12 |
| 29.6.1721 | 18.3.1725/26 | Falkland (50), First Lieutenant ADM 6/13/14 | ADM 6/13 |
| 28.10.1722 | Commander ADM 6/13/71 | CSORN | |
| 28.10.1722 | 21.5.1724 | Happy (6), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/13/71 Commission confirmed 15.5.1724 | BWAS-1603 |
| 29.7.1725 | 28.6.1726 | Happy (10), Commander and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/91 | BWAS-1714 |
| 29.6.1726 | Captain ADM 6/14/17 | CSORN | |
| 29.6.1726 | 6.12.1726 | Diamond (40), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/17 Commission confirmed 25.2.1728/29 | BWAS-1603 |
| 26.2.1727/28 | 15.2.1728/29 | Nottingham (60), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/17 Commission confirmed 25.2.1728/29 | BWAS-1714 |
| 3.7.1731 | 7.9.1731 | Princess Louisa (40), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/84 | BWAS-1714 |
| 10.4.1732 | 25.1.1732/33 | Rose (20), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/104 | ADM 6/14 |
| 26.1.1732/33 | 19.4.1735 | Lowestoffe (20), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/133 | BWAS-1714 |
| 18.4.1735 | 8.2.1735/36 | Preston (50), Captain and Commanding Officer: On board from 20.4.1735 ADM 6/14/208 | BWAS-1603 |
| 1736 | 3.5.1737 | Rippon (60), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1714 |
| 15.5.1738 | 28.4.1740 | Canterbury (60), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/116 | BWAS-1714 |
| 26.8.1740 | 24.10.1743 | Lion (60), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/325 | BWAS-1714 |
| 4.3.1740/41 | 5.1741 | Operations against Cartagena | |
| 12.6.1744 | 11.8.1745 | Royal George (100), Captain and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/320 | BWAS-1714 |
| 1.12.1744 | 28.4.1745 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — River Medway and The Nore ADM 6/16/396 | ADM 6/16 |
| 20.5.1745 | 16.6.1745 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — River Medway and The Nore ADM 6/16/481 | ADM 6/16 |
| 28.7.1747 | Superannuated Rear-Admiral ADM 6/17/253 | ADM 6/17 |