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Edwards was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 March, 1874. | Edwards was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 March, 1874. | ||
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| + | Edwards commanded the {{UK-1Mutine|f=t}} on the Pacific Station from 1881 until she received to return to England in April 1885. having been relieved on station by the {{UK-1WildSwan|f=t}}. She was paid off and placed out of commission on 23 December, 1885.{{NMI|Monday, April 6, 1885, Issue 31413, p.8}}{{NMI|18 Dec. 1885, p. 7}} | ||
Edwards was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 14 October, 1889. | Edwards was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 14 October, 1889. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:49, 6 April 2022
Captain (retired) Frederick Edwards, (7 October, 1842 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Edwards was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 September, 1862.
Edwards was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 March, 1874.
Edwards commanded the composite screw sloop Mutine on the Pacific Station from 1881 until she received to return to England in April 1885. having been relieved on station by the composite screw sloop Wild Swan. She was paid off and placed out of commission on 23 December, 1885.[1][2]
Edwards was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 14 October, 1889.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Mutine 10 May, 1881[3] – 23 Dec, 1885 |
Succeeded by John H. Martin |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Monday, April 6, 1885, Issue 31413, p.8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 18 Dec. 1885, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 224.
