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'''Robert Harris''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Robert Harris''' ( – 16 January, 1865) served in the [[Royal Navy]].  He is not the same man as Admiral Robert Harris born in 1843.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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Harris was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 8 June, 1841.
  
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Harris was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 19 October, 1849.
  
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He was appointed in command of the ''Prince Regent'' on 1 March, 1851, being superseded there on 22 May, 1852.<ref>Harris Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}}  f. 596.</ref>
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An appointment in command of the ''Illustrious'' ran from 20 January 1854 to 1 January, 1859.<ref>Harris Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/36.}} f. 596.</ref>
  
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Robert+Harris Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 22:06, 11 October 2022

Captain Robert Harris ( – 16 January, 1865) served in the Royal Navy. He is not the same man as Admiral Robert Harris born in 1843.

Life & Career

Harris was promoted to the rank of Commander on 8 June, 1841.

Harris was promoted to the rank of Captain on 19 October, 1849.

He was appointed in command of the Prince Regent on 1 March, 1851, being superseded there on 22 May, 1852.[1]

An appointment in command of the Illustrious ran from 20 January 1854 to 1 January, 1859.[2]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Britannia
1 Jan, 1859[3] – 3 Oct, 1862[4]
Succeeded by
Richard A. Powell

Footnotes

  1. Harris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 596.
  2. Harris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 596.
  3. Harris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 596.
  4. Harris Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36. f. 596.