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A midshipman is an officer of the lowest rank in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies. Commonwealth countries which use the rank include Canada (Naval Cadet), Australia, Bangladesh, Namibia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Kenya.
At the outbreak of the American Civil War Read resigned his commission with the United States Navy and accepted a position with the Confederate States Navy.Read was initially assigned to the CSS McRae at New Orleans, Louisiana as a midshipman and participated in the battle between batteries on Ship Island and the USS Massachusetts on July 9, 1861. [2]
Commissioned officers in the navy have pay grades ranging from O-1 to O-10, with O-10 being the highest; those with paygrades between O-1 through O-3 are considered junior officers and O-4 and O-6 as senior officers. Officers in the O-7 to O-10 range are called flag officers or "the admiralty".
Edward Simpson (March 3, 1824 – December 1, 1888) served as an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War, eventually attaining the rank of rear admiral. His service included being assigned as commanding officer of several Navy ships and serving with distinction in various shore assignments.
Robert Pitcairn (6 May 1752 – c. 1770) was a Scottish midshipman in the Royal Navy. Pitcairn Island was named after him: he was the first person to spot the island, on 2 July 1767 (ship's time), while serving in a voyage in the South Pacific on HMS Swallow, captained by Philip Carteret.
The commandant of midshipmen is the second-in-command at the United States Naval Academy. According to the Naval Academy, the commandant of midshipmen is "responsible for the professional development and day-to-day activities of all 4,400 Midshipmen in the Brigade" and equates to a dean of students at a civilian university .
In 1837, he was promoted to passed midshipman and to lieutenant in 1841. From 1838 to 1842, he served with the U.S. Exploring Expedition , and was among the first to sight the Antarctic mainland, along with Henry Eld . [ 2 ]
Mitchell entered service in 1771 as a midshipman on HMS Deal Castle.He was promoted to lieutenant in 1776, while serving in the West Indies and again promoted to post-captain, skipping the rank of commander, after distinguishing himself in action in 1778.