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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.12.1743 | 8.1.1744/45 | Centurion (60)
1733-1769 , Master, ADM 6/86/18British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1744 Renamed "Eagle" 1745 Renamed "Centurion" | ADM 6/86 |
| 8.1.1744/45 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/544, ADM 6/86/18 | RNLPC | |
| 16.1.1744/45 | Lieutenant | ADM 6/16 | |
| 27.5.1747 | Commander | ADM 6/19 | |
| 27.5.1747 | 23.11.1747 | Falcon (10)
1745-1759 , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/229British 10 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.11.1747 | Captain | CSORN | |
| 23.11.1747 | 5.10.1748 | Bellona (30)
1747-1749 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/285British 30 Gun 6th Rate Ship | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.6.1749 | 24.7.1749 | Mermaid (24)
1749-1760 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/471British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship | ADM 6/17 |
| 24.7.1749 | 10.1.1749/50 | Kent (64)
1746-1757 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/484British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 10.1.1749/50 | 3.5.1750 | Mermaid (24)
1749-1760 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/508British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship | ADM 6/17 |
| 20.12.1750 | 10.7.1751 | Charlotte (8)
1711-1773 , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/539British 8 Gun Unrated Yacht 1761 Renamed "Augusta" | ADM 6/17 |
| 10.7.1751 | 29.9.1755 | , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/8 | ADM 6/18 |
| 19.9.1755 | 25.11.1755 | Assistance (50)
1745-1773 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/195British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/18 |
| 25.11.1755 | 12.5.1756 | Prince (90)
1750-1775 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/215British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 12.5.1756 | 5.11.1756 | Royal George (100)
1756-1782 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/263British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 5.11.1756 | 4.6.1759 | Essex (64)
1741-1759 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/319British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 5.6.1758 | 12.6.1758 | Raid on Saint-Malo | |
| 4.6.1759 | 21.2.1760 | Royal George (100)
1756-1782 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/69British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 20.11.1759 | Battle of Quiberon Bay | ||
| 21.2.1760 | 7.5.1763 | Dorsetshire (68)
1757-1775 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/137British 68 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/19 |
| 8.7.1760 | Action in Chaleur Bay | ||
| 14.12.1763 | 18.10.1770 | , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/555 | ADM 6/19 |
| 17.5.1764 | Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society | ref:1040 | |
| 18.10.1770 | 23.1.1778 | Royal Charlotte (8)
1750-1820 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/303British 8 Gun Unrated Yacht 1761 Renamed "Royal Charlotte" | BWAS-1714 |
| 23.1.1778 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 29.1.1778 | Rear-Admiral of the White | TRN3 | |
| 3.2.1778 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — River Medway and The Nore ADM 6/21/370 | ADM 6/21 | |
| 16.5.1778 | 18.10.1778 | Victory (100)
1765-2019 , as Flag Officer, Captain of the Fleet, ADM 6/21/411British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line | ref:676 |
| 27.7.1778 | 1st Battle of Ushant | ||
| 19.3.1779 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 26.9.1780 | Vice-Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 4.1782 | 12.4.1783 | Portland (50)
1770-1817 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the White, British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 2.4.1782 | 1.3.1785/86 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Newfoundland ADM 6/22/439 | ADM 6/22 |
| 3.1783 | 12.1785 | Winchelsea (32)
1764-1814 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the White, British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | BWAS-1714 |
| 10.4.1783 | 13.12.1785 | Salisbury (50)
1769-1796 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the White, British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 24.9.1787 | Vice-Admiral of the Red | CSORN |