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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Vesey Hamilton|nick=Richard V. Hamilton|appt=12 April, 1870{{NLDec71|p. 135}}|end=25 April, 1873}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Richard Vesey Hamilton|nick=Richard V. Hamilton|appt=12 April, 1870{{NLDec71|p. 135}}|end=25 April, 1873}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Radulphus Bryce Oldfield|nick=Radulphus B. Oldfield|appt=21 April, 1873{{NLJul73|p. 131}}|end=14 March, 1875}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Radulphus Bryce Oldfield|nick=Radulphus B. Oldfield|appt=21 April, 1873{{NLJul73|p. 131}}|end=14 March, 1875}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Henry Whyte|nick=William H. Whyte|appt=15 March, 1875<ref>Whyte Service Recvord. {{TNA|ADM | + | {{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=William Henry Whyte|nick=William H. Whyte|appt=15 March, 1875<ref>Whyte Service Recvord. {{TNA|ADM 196/37/1506.|}} f. ?.</ref>|1 April, 1875<ref>Whyte Service Recvord. {{TNA|ADM 196/37/1506.|}} f. ?.</ref>}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Sholto Douglas|nick=Sholto Douglas|appt=1 April, 1875{{NLJul76|p. 127}}|end=16 May, 1877}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Sholto Douglas|nick=Sholto Douglas|appt=1 April, 1875{{NLJul76|p. 127}}|end=16 May, 1877}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Nathan Wrighte Hewett|nick=William N. W. Hewett|appt=17 May, 1877|end=21 March, 1878}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Nathan Wrighte Hewett|nick=William N. W. Hewett|appt=17 May, 1877|end=21 March, 1878}} | ||
Revision as of 14:37, 15 March 2020
| H.M.S. Achilles (1863) | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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 Richard V. Hamilton, 12 April, 1870[3] – 25 April, 1873
- Captain Radulphus B. Oldfield, 21 April, 1873[4] – 14 March, 1875
- Captain William H. Whyte, 15 March, 1875[5]
- Captain Sholto Douglas, 1 April, 1875[6] – 16 May, 1877
- Captain William N. W. Hewett, 17 May, 1877 – 21 March, 1878
- Captain Algernon C. F. Heneage, 26 March, 1878[7] – 31 August, 1880
- Captain Edward Kelly, 8 September, 1880[8] – 8 October, 1882
- Captain George D. Morant, 8 October, 1882[9] – 22 January, 1884
- Captain Alexander Buller, 22 January, 1884[10] – 10 March, 1885
- Captain Henry F. Stephenson, 10 March, 1885 – 7 May, 1885
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1878). p. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 191.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1871). p. 135.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 131.
- ↑ Whyte Service Recvord. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1506. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 127.
- ↑ 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.
