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Name of Officer.	Rank.		Captains.			Date of Appoint- ment.			Dates of Discharge, &c.
APPOINTMENTS TO SHIPS. [ D ]
Dacres, J. R.	Cr.	Nimrod		Self		26	Nov	45	14	Feb	48	D.
D’Aeth, E. H. H.	L.	Brilliant		R. B. Watson		11	Mar	46
D’Aguilar, F. J.	L.	Raleigh		S. G. Fremantle		2	Sept	47	17	Feb	48
	„	Firebrand		James Hope		17	Feb	48	24	Feb	48
	„	Grecian		L. S. Tindal		24	Feb	48	4	Aug	48
	„	Wanderer		F. B. Montresor		4	Aug	48		Dec	48
	„	Raleigh		Hon. George Hope		7	Dec	48
Dalton, R. H.	L.	Ocean	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Richard Arthur David Price	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	19	Feb	46	10	Jan	48	P.O.
	„	Southampton		Nicholas Cory		3	Aug	48
Darby, Abraham	L.	Pigmy		Self		19	Oct	48
	„	Medina		Self		19	Oct	48
Darnell, P. W.	L.	Hibernia		Peter Richards, C.B.		20	July	47	26	Aug	47
	„	Fury		James Willcox		26	Aug	47
Darell, James S.	L.	Endymion	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	G. W. C. Courtenay Hon. G. F.Hastings	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	19	Mar	47	18	June	48	P.O.
Dashwood, F. J.	L.(Ag.)	Nimrod		Thomas Belgrave		16	Mar	48
	L.	Rosamund		John Foote		2	Sept	48
Davies, William R.	L.	Sappho		R. C. Michell		24	Feb	49
	„	Cherokee	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	James B. Willoughby Self		5 17	Dec May	46 48
Davies, Thomas (b)	L.	America	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Hon. John Gordon Sir Thomas Maitland	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	12	Mar	44	20	Oct	47	P.O.
	„	Stromboli		Lord A. Beauclerk		11	Nov	47	17	Apr	49	Supd.
Davies, A. B.	L.	Daring	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	H. J. Matson William Peel	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	18	Jun	45	2	Oct	47	Invd.
Davies, George E.	Cr.	Bulldog		Self		25	June	46	4	May	47	Supd.
Dawes, D. B.	L.	Columbine	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	J. R. Booth C. C. Grey E. P. B. Von Donop John C. D. Hay	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	26	June	46
Dawson, H. W.	L.	Collingwood		Robert Smart, K.H.		1	Mar	47	20	July	48	P.O.
Dawkins, Richard	L.(Ag.)	Imaum		G. W. C. Courtenay		24	Mar	48	3	Apr	48
	„	Daring		William Peel		3	Apr	48	2	Oct	48	P.O.
	„	Rattler		Arthur Cumming		13	Feb	49
Day. George F.	L.	Excellent		H. D. Chads		31	Mar	47	30	June	47	P.O.
	„	Ditto		Ditto		1	July	47	3	Aug	48
	„	Southampton		Nicholas Cory		3	Aug	48
Dayman, Joseph	L.	Rattlesnake		Owen Stanley		23	Sept	46
Deane, W. G.	L.	Persian		Henry Coryton		16	Mar	46	23	Aug	47	D.
De Blaquiere, Hon. Wm. B.	L.	Eagle		Geo, B. Martin, C.B.
	„	Ganges		Henry Smith, C.B.		18	May	48
De Courcy, Michael	Cr.	Helena		Self		12	Sept	48
De Horsey, A. F. R.	L.	Juno		P. J. Blake		25	July	47	8	Sept	47
	„	Modeste		R. J. J. R. Macdonald		8	Sept	47	15	Jan	48	P.O.
	„	Arrogant		Robert Fitzroy		13	Mar	49
De Lisle	L.	Frolic		C. B. Hamilton		13	Nov	44	1	Feb	47
	„	Carysfort		George H. Seymour		1	Feb	47	25	Mar	48	P.O.
	„	Cyclops		Hon. Geo. F. Hastings		18	Sept	48
Dench, C. T.	L.	Acorn		John E. Bingham		20	Jan	45	8	Aug	48	P.O.
Dennis, J. S. A.	Cr.	Phoenix		Self		27	Dec	45	4	Sept	47	P.O.
Dent, E. F.	L.(Ag.)	Agincourt		W. J. H. Johnstone		14	Aug	46
	L.	Ditto		Ditto		16	Oct	46	30	Jan	47	Invd.
	„	Frolic		Nicholas Vansittart		8	June	48
Derriman, S. H.	L.	Salamander	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	A. S. Hamond S. H. Ricketts	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	23	Sept	44	19	Apr	47	P.O.
De Vere, W. C.	L.	Collingwood		Robert Smart, K.H.		4	Dec	46	20	July	48	P.O.
	„	Racer		C. H. Beddoes		28	Feb	49
Dew, Roderick	L.	Sampson		Thomas Henderson		20	Nov	46	9	Dec	48	P.O.
Dewes, G. B.	L.	Espiègle	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Thomas P. Thompson Edward A. Inglefield F. A. Campbell	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	9	Sept	44	3	Feb	49	P.O.
D’Eyncourt, E. C. T.	Cr.	Comus		Self		17	Nov	46	18	Oct	48	P.O.
Dicken, H. P.	L.	Seagull		Self		8	Apr	45	1	Dec	47
Dickens, Samuel T.	L.	Apollo		William Radcliffe		4	Mar	47	11	Mar	47
	„	Rattler		Richard Moorman		11	Mar	47	13	Sept	47	P.O.
	„	Reynard		Peter Cracroft		8	July	48
Dickens, T. S.	L.(Ag.)	Electra		F. W. P. Bouverie		18	Apr	48	9	Mar	49	P.O.
Dickson, John B.	L.	Queen	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Sir J. J. G. Bremer H. W. Bruce	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	24	Apr	46	23	Dec	47
	Cr.	Caledonia		Thomas W. Carter		4	Feb	48
Didham, C. J.	L.(Ag.)	Cleopatra		Christopher Wyvill		28	July	46
	L.	Ditto		Ditto		2	Dec	44	27	Mar	47	P.O.
	„	Sealark		Will. B. Monypenny		15	Dec	47
Diggens, F. J.	L.	Hibernia	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Peter Richards, C.B. Charles Wise	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	4	Mar	45
Dirom, James	L.	Albion	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Nich. Lockyer, C.B. Charles Wise C. H. Fremantle	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	9	Nov	43	22	Jan	48	P.O.
Dixon, M. H.	C.	Caledonia		Self		22	May	45	27	Jan	48	P.O.
Dixon, Edward	Cr.	Rapid		Self		19	Mar	47	20	Jan	49	P.O.
Dixson, Benjamin	L.	Ocean	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Richard Arthur David Price	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	13	July	44	21	July	47
Dolling, S. B.	L.	San Josef		Sir H. J. Leeke		6	Dec	48	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	For service in Nautilus.
	„	Impregnable		Sir Thomas Maitland		1	Jan	49		For service in Nautilus.
Dornford, J. J.	L.	Scout		William Loring		8	Jan	46	24	Oct.	47	D.
Dorville, John W.	L.	Juno		P. J. Blake		27	Sept	45	10	July	47
	„	Grampus		H. B. Martin		10	July	47	20	Oct	48	P.O.
Douglas, H. J.	Cr.	Pantaloon		Self		29	June	46	17	Feb	48	P.O.
Douglas, Hon. J. H.	L.	Hibernia	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Peter Richards, C.B. Charles Wise	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	11	Mar	45
Douglas, S. F.	L.	Hibernia		Peter Richards, C.B.		1	Oct	45	Lent to Geyser.
	„	Geyser		E. J. Carpenter		1	Oct	45	Lent to Hecla.
	„	Hecla		John Duffill		21	Oct	45	Lent to Siren.
	„	Siren		Thomas Chaloner					22	Jan	47
	„	Prometheus		John Hay		22	Jan	47	2	Sept	47	P.O.
	„	Wellesley		George Goldsmith		7	Jan	48
Douglas, A. H.	L.	Snake		Thomas B. Brown		21	Aug	46	28	Apr	47	Resig.
Douglas, W. G.	L.	Geyser		F. T. Brown		2	Nov	46
Dowell, W. M.	L.	Excellent		H. D. Chads		21	Apr	48	5	Apr	49
Doyle, Arthur	L.	Actaeon		George Mansel		1	July	46	2	May	47
Drummond, Edgar A.	L.	Daedalus		Peter M‘Quhae		13	Nov	46	2	May	47
Drury, Byron	Cr.	Shearwater		C. G. Robinson		28	Feb	46	9	Oct	47
	„	San Josef	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Sir Henry Leeke C. G. Robinson	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	9	Oct	47		Apr	48
	„	Impregnable		Sir Thomas Maitland		1	June	49
Dumaresq, Henry	Cr.	Seaflower		Self		12	Nov	46	15	Sept	47
	„	Kite		Self		15	Sept	47	17	Dec	47
	„	Cuckoo		Self		17	Dec	47
Dunbar, James A.	L.	Geyser		F. T. Brown		11	Dec	46
Dunbar, C. S.	L.	Iris		G. R. Mundy		29	Mar	45	1	Apr	47
	„	Excellent		H. D. Chads		24	Nov	47	1	Mar	48
	„	Ganges		Henry Smith, C.B.		1	Mar	48
Dundas, A. A. D.	L.	Modeste	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	T. V. Watkins R. J. J. Macdonald	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	20	Jan	47	15	Jan	48	P.O.
	„	Arrogant		Robert FitzRoy		13	Mar	49
Dundas, Hon. R. S.	C.	Powerful		Self		25	Jan	48
Dunlap, A. R.	L.	Acheron		Self		10	Sept	46	13	Oct	47	P.O.
	„	Ocean		John H. Nott		21	Jan	48	2	May	48
	„	Zephyr		Self		2	May	48	7	July	48
	„	Ocean		George Elliot		7	July	48	24	Nov	48
Dunlop, Hugh	Cr.	Alert		Self		25	Oct	47
Dunn, Nicholas J.C.	Cr.	Rl. Sovereign	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	G. T. Falcon Peter Richards, C.B.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	13	June	45	30	Dec	48
Dunn, M. B.	L.	Vernon		John C. Fitzgerald		9	Apr	47	16	Dec	47
	L.	Melampus	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	J. N. Campbell, C.B. Thomas H. Mason	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	16	Dec	47
Dunsterville, John	L.	Snake		T. B. Brown		14	Feb	46	8	Mar	48	P.O.
Duntze, John A.	C.	Fisgard		Self		13	May	43	6	Oct	47	P.O.
Durbin, George	L.	Agincourt		W. J. H. Johnstone		6	Apr	46	15	Jan	47
	„	Daedalus		Peter M‘Quhae		15	Jan	47	13	Oct	48	P.O.
Dyke, P. H.	Cr.	Flying Fish		Self		19	May	46	1847			Supd.
Dyke, Charles	L.	Fisgard		John A. Duntze		16	May	43	8	Oct	47	P.O.
	„	Crocodile		Samuel R. Protheroe		17	Jan	48