Maussion de Candé  was promoted to capitaine de frégate (frigate captain) on 31 July 1841.

In 1842 he left for the China Seas on the frigate Cléopâtre.

As flag captain of Admiral Jean-Baptiste Cécille he served in a campaign in the Pacific from 1844 to 1847 on the Cléopâtre.

He was promoted to capitaine de vaisseau (ship-of-the-line captain) on 21 February 1847, and commanded the Valmy in the training squadron.

He was flag captain of Admiral Louis Dubourdieu.

In 1854 Maussion de Candé commanded the ship of the line Trident in the Baltic squadron and participated in the Battle of Bomarsund.

During this engagement the Trident was the flagship of contre-amiral Charles Pénaud.

The Trident was armed with 80 guns.

Maussion de Cande was named Commander of the Legion of Honour for his service at Bomarsund.

He then served in the Crimea, and was overall commander at Kamiesch.

On 2 January 1857 he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
Maussion de Candé  was promoted to capitaine de frégate (frigate captain) on 31 July 1841.
In 1842 he left for the China Seas on the frigate Cléopâtre.
As flag captain of Admiral Jean-Baptiste Cécille he served in a campaign in the Pacific from 1844 to 1847 on the Cléopâtre.
He was promoted to capitaine de vaisseau (ship-of-the-line captain) on 21 February 1847, and commanded the Valmy in the training squadron.
He was flag captain of Admiral Louis Dubourdieu.
In 1854 Maussion de Candé commanded the ship of the line Trident in the Baltic squadron and participated in the Battle of Bomarsund.
During this engagement the Trident was the flagship of contre-amiral Charles Pénaud.
The Trident was armed with 80 guns.
Maussion de Cande was named Commander of the Legion of Honour for his service at Bomarsund.
He then served in the Crimea, and was overall commander at Kamiesch.
On 2 January 1857 he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
Antoine Marie Ferdinand de Maussion de Candé