A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Tufnell, Robert George
TUFNELL. (Lieutenant, 1847.)
Robert George Tufnell passed his examination 1 Jan. 1846; and was appointed, 1 June following. Mate of the Constance 50, Capts. Sir Baldwin Wake Walker and Geo. Wm. Conway Courtenay, fitting for the Pacific; where, on the occasion of his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, which took place 14 Oct. 1847, he was nominated Additional of the Collingwood 80, flag-ship of Sir Geo. Fras. Seymour. He has been serving, since 25 Jan. 1848, on the same station, in the Juno 26, Capt. Patrick John Blake.