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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27.8.1720 | 12.5.1722 | Saint Albans (50)
1718-1734 , Volunteer-per-order ADM 107/3/164British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 107/3 |
| 13.5.1722 | 8.7.1722 | Essex (70)
1700-1736 , Volunteer-per-order ADM 107/3/164British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 107/3 |
| 9.7.1722 | 20.5.1723 | Guernsey (50)
1717-1737 , Able Seaman ADM 107/3/164British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 107/3 |
| 21.5.1723 | 14.10.1723 | Guernsey (50)
1717-1737 , Midshipman ADM 107/3/164British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 107/3 |
| 3.9.1724 | 3.11.1724 | Southampton (40)
1700-1771 , Midshipman Ordinary ADM 107/3/164British 40 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1728 Renamed "Southampton Hulk" | ADM 107/3 |
| 4.11.1724 | 4.10.1725 | Southsea Castle (40)
1724-1744 , Midshipman Ordinary ADM 107/3/164British 40 Gun 5th Rate Ship | ADM 107/3 |
| 5.10.1725 | 28.1.1725/26 | Hector (40)
1721-1742 , Able Seaman ADM 107/3/164British 40 Gun 5th Rate Ship | ADM 107/3 |
| 28.1.1725/26 | Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/3/164 | RNLPC | |
| 12.12.1727 | Lieutenant | CSORN | |
| 12.12.1727 | 23.12.1727 | Dunkirk (50)
1704-1729 , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/13/219British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line Confirmed 5.9.1728 | ADM 6/13 |
| 23.12.1727 | 16.9.1728 | Leopard (50)
1721-1740 , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/14/219British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line Confirmed 5.9.1728 | ADM 6/13 |
| 9.2.1728/29 | 2.1.1729/30 | Guernsey (50)
1717-1737 , Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/14/11British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/14 |
| 6.5.1730 | 8.6.1732 | Gosport (42)
1707-1735 , Second Lieutenant ADM 6/14/49British 42 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | ADM 6/14 |
| 29.6.1732 | 21.8.1732 | Princess Amelia (80)
1726-1752 , Fourth Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/14/116British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1727 Renamed "Princess Amelia" | ADM 6/14 |
| 22.8.1732 | 17.3.1733/34 | Terrible (6)
1730-1749 , Lieutenant ADM 6/14/119British 6 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel | ADM 6/14 |
| 18.3.1733/34 | 6.6.1737 | Kinsale (40)
1724-1741 , First Lieutenant ADM 6/15/176British 40 Gun 5th Rate Ship | ADM 6/14 |
| 6.6.1737 | 5.8.1737 | Dunkirk (60)
1734-1749 , Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/15/145British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line Confirmed 15.9.1738 | ADM 6/15 |
| 10.8.1739 | Commander | ADM 6/15 | |
| 10.8.1739 | 3.1.1739/40 | , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/14/210 | BWAS-1714 |
| 4.1.1739/40 | 14.2.1739/40 | , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/243 | ADM 6/15 |
| 15.2.1739/40 | Captain | CSORN | |
| 15.2.1739/40 | 9.5.1742 | Dolphin (20)
1732-1760 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/15/248British 20 Gun 6th Rate Frigate 1755 Renamed "Firebrand" 1757 Renamed "Penquin" | BWAS-1714 |
| 25.6.1743 | 5.12.1745 | Argyll (50)
1722-1748 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/16/194British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 6.12.1745 | 12.3.1745/46 | Pembroke (60)
1733-1749 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/162British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 13.3.1745/46 | 12.8.1746 | Argyll (50)
1722-1748 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/162British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line Issued by Isaac TownsendBritish , North America
Naval Sailor Service 1696-1746 Confirmed 11.10.1746 | ADM 6/17 |
| 4.11.1746 | 11.9.1747 | Rippon (54)
1735-1751 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/169British 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/17 |
| 25.12.1747 | 13.9.1748 | Kent (64)
1746-1757 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/302British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 13.9.1748 | 23.9.1748 | Bristol (50)
1746-1768 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/383British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | ADM 6/17 |
| 23.9.1748 | 6.10.1752 | Tavistock (50)
1747-1768 , Commodore, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/17/385British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 28.10.1748 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Barbados & the Leeward Islands ADM 6/17/396 | ADM 6/17 | |
| 4.2.1755 | 5.2.1755 | Ramillies (90)
1749-1760 , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/127British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 8.5.1755 | Rear-Admiral of the Blue | ADM 6/18 | |
| 8.5.1755 | 6.1756 | Terrible (74)
1747-1763 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue, ADM 6/18/53British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 9.1755 | 1756 | Edinburgh (64)
1744-1771 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Blue, ADM 107/3/53British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 4.6.1756 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | CSORN | |
| 11.1756 | 1.1757 | Marlborough (80)
1756-1762 , as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral of the Red, ADM 107/3/53British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 1757 | 1760 | Newark (80)
1747-1787 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, ADM 107/3/53British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 1.1757 | Sat as a member of the panel for the court martial of Admiral John Byng | ODNB | |
| 24.2.1757 | Vice-Admiral of the Blue | ADM 6/18 | |
| 24.2.1757 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — North America ADM 6/18/362 | ADM 6/18 | |
| 8.1757 | 10.1757 | Commanded the British Fleet at the Louisbourg Expedition | |
| 12.1757 | 1766 | Appointed Commander-in-Chief — Portsmouth | E-WIKI |
| 31.1.1758 | Vice-Admiral of the White | ADM 6/18 | |
| 5.6.1758 | 12.6.1758 | Raid on Saint-Malo | |
| 18.8.1759 | 19.8.1759 | Battle of Lagos Bay | |
| 20.4.1761 | 11.4.1768 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Stirling Burghs | HPO |
| 1763 | 9.1763 | Royal Sovereign (104)
1729-1768 , as Flag Officer, Vice-Admiral, ADM 107/3/53British 104 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 |
| 5.8.1767 | Admiral of the Blue | ADM 6/20 | |
| 18.3.1768 | 15.7.1771 | Elected a Member of Parliament for Plymouth | HPO |
| 28.2.1770 | 1.2.1771 | Appointed Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty | OHMB4 |
| 10.1770 | 15.7.1771 | Appointed Rear-Admiral of Great Britain | E-WIKI |
| 18.10.1770 | Admiral of the White | CSORN | |
| 23.1.1771 | 15.7.1771 | Appointed Governor of Greenwich Hospital ADM 73/36/2020 | ADM 73/36 |