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The honorific title "Colonel of Marines" was given to post-captains as a reward for highly distinguished service. It was a salaried sinecure position with no additional obligations outside a captain's normal naval duties. He would lose this title and its additional pay upon reaching flag rank.
| Date from | Date to | Holder | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bef.1770 | 1770/03/07 | Sir Thomas StanhopeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1733-1745 | E-WIKI |
| 1781/08/16 | Sir John LindsayBritish Naval Sailor Service 1749-1787 | ref:676 | |
| 1795/06/01 | 1797/06/04 | Sir Andrew Snape DouglasBritish Naval Sailor Service 1770-1797 | ref:616 |
| 1797/06/08 | 1817 | John Thomas DuckworthBritish Naval Sailor Service 1759-1817 | WWNH |
| 1799/02/14 | 1813/11/17 | Sir William George FairfaxBritish Naval Sailor Service 1750-1813 | ref:676 |
| 1804/04/23 | Sir Richard John Strachan (6th Baronet of Thornton, Kincardine)British Naval Sailor Service 1779-1821 | E-WIKI | |
| 1805/04/28 | 1824 | Edward BullerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1782-1814 | ref:616 |
| 1808/04/28 | William HargoodBritish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1837 | RNB1823 | |
| 1809/10/25 | 1846 | The Hon. Henry CurzonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1776-1830 | NBD1849 |
| 1811/08/01 | Henry PowlettBritish Naval Sailor Service 1779-1830 | E-WIKI | |
| 1811/08/12 | George CockburnBritish Naval Sailor Service 1783-1851 | ref:616 | |
| 1812/08/12 | Pulteney MalcolmBritish Naval Sailor Service 1778-1835 | RNB1823 | |
| 1813/12/04 | 1821/04/05 | Edward CodringtonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1783-1856 | ref:616 |
| 1819/08/12 | 1821/03/12 | William Robert BroughtonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1774-1818 | ref:616 |
| 1830/07/21 | 1836/08/24 | Sir Christopher ColeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1828 | ref:616 |
| 1830/07/22 | The Hon. Duncombe Pleydall BouverieBritish Naval Sailor Service 1793-1846 | NBD1849 |