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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1672 | Lieutenant | CSORN | |
| 1672 | 5.2.1672/73 | Cambridge (68), Lieutenant | ref:1059 |
| 13.3.1671/72 | Battle of Smyrna Convoy | ||
| 28.5.1672 | Battle of Solebay | ||
| 1673 | Commander | CSORN | |
| 6.2.1672/73 | 4.6.1673 | Success (24), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1603 |
| 5.6.1673 | 10.10.1674 | Crown (48), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1603 |
| 11.8.1673 | Battle of Texel | ||
| 4.3.1673/74 | Battle of Ronas Voe | ||
| 22.4.1675 | 2.5.1677 | Swan (32), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1603 |
| 29.4.1675 | Captain | CSORN | |
| 8.1.1677/78 | 21.10.1681 | Centurion (50), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1603 |
| 3.8.1688 | 1.1.1690/91 | Plymouth (52), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1603 |
| 1.5.1689 | Battle of Bantry Bay | ||
| 30.6.1690 | Battle of Beachy Head | ||
| 2.1.1690/91 | 29.9.1691 | Vanguard (90), Captain and Commanding Officer | BWAS-1603 |
| 8.10.1691 | Court Martial : Richard Carter, Captain, HMS Vanguard. Royal Navy Court Martial, 8 October 1691. Crime: Negligence and failure of duty causing HMS Vanguard to run aground. Verdict: Not guilty. | ADM 1/5253 | |
| 1692 | 19.5.1692 | Duke (90), as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue | BWAS-1603 |
| 20.1.1691/92 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | CSORN | |
| 19.5.1692 | Commanded the Rear - Blue Squadron at the Battle of Barfleur | ||
| 28.11.1692 | By an order dated 1692/11/28, Mary Carter, the widow of Richard Carter, received a pension of £200 per annum (backdated to 1692/05/20) | ref:943 |