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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Nathan Wrighte Hewett|nick=William N. W. Hewett|appt=1877|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Nathan Wrighte Hewett|nick=William N. W. Hewett|appt=1877|end=}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Algernon Charles Fieschi Heneage|nick=Algernon C. F. Heneage|appt=26 March, 1878{{NLJul78|p. 191}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Algernon Charles Fieschi Heneage|nick=Algernon C. F. Heneage|appt=26 March, 1878{{NLJul78|p. 191}}|end=31 August, 1880}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Kelly|nick=Edward Kelly|appt=8 September, 1880{{NLOct81|p. 191}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Kelly|nick=Edward Kelly|appt=8 September, 1880{{NLOct81|p. 191}}|end=8 October, 1882}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Digby Morant|nick=George D. Morant|appt=8 October, 1882{{NLMar83|p. 191}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=George Digby Morant|nick=George D. Morant|appt=8 October, 1882{{NLMar83|p. 191}}|end=22 January, 1884}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alexander Buller|nick=Alexander Buller|appt=22 January, 1884{{NLJul84|p. 191}}|end=}} | + | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alexander Buller|nick=Alexander Buller|appt=22 January, 1884{{NLJul84|p. 191}}|end=10 March, 1885}} |
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Revision as of 09:02, 15 October 2018
| H.M.S. Achilles (1863) | |
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| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 1 Aug, 1861 |
| Launched: | 23 Dec, 1863 |
| Completed: | 26 Nov, 1864 |
| Sold: | 26 Jan, 1923 |
H.M.S. Achilles was an armour-plated steam frigate launched in 1863.
Contents
Service
Achilles served served in the Channel Fleet until 1868.
She commissioned at Devonport on 17 May 1877 for service in the Mediterranean.[1]
She re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 September, 1880 for service in the Channel Squadron.[2]
Sent to Malta as a depot ship in 1901, she was renamed H.M.S. Hibernia in 1902 and then H.M.S. Egmont in March 1904. She remained in Malta until 1914.
Sent back to Chatham.
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain William N. W. Hewett, 1877
- Captain Algernon C. F. Heneage, 26 March, 1878[3] – 31 August, 1880
- Captain Edward Kelly, 8 September, 1880[4] – 8 October, 1882
- Captain George D. Morant, 8 October, 1882[5] – 22 January, 1884
- Captain Alexander Buller, 22 January, 1884[6] – 10 March, 1885
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1878). p. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1878). p. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1883). p. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 191.
