H.M.S. Achilles (1863)

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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]

The ship visited the port of Mahon in Minorca, Spain from 10-18 March, 1882 under the command of George Stankey Bosanquet in company with H.M.S. Salamis.[3]

Achilles was sent to Malta as a depot ship in 1901, was renamed H.M.S. Hibernia around 1900 and then H.M.S. Egmont in March 1904. She remained in Malta until 1914.

She was ultimately sent back to Chatham.

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1878). p. 191.
  2. The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 191.
  3. Naval historian Antonio Moreno García, document mailed to us 20240426.
  4. Vansittart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1262. f. 1380.
  5. Vansittart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1262. f. 1380.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1871). p. 135.
  7. The Navy List. (July, 1873). p. 131.
  8. Whyte Service Recvord. The National Archives. ADM 196/37/1506. f. ?.
  9. The Navy List. (July, 1876). p. 127.
  10. The Navy List. (July, 1878). p. 191.
  11. The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 191.
  12. The Navy List. (March, 1883). p. 191.
  13. The Navy List. (July, 1884). p. 191.
  14. Dickson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/424. ff. 322, 325.
  15. Dickson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/424. ff. 322, 325.
  16. Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1101.
  17. Ricketts Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/408. f. 1101.
  18. The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 264.
  19. Wade Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/601. ff. 1376, 1379.
  20. The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 268.
  21. Martin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20/187. f. 593.
  22. Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. f. 414.
  23. The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 306.
  24. Fraser Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/400. f. 414.
  25. Gregory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/257. f. 301.
  26. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 307.
  27. Gregory Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/257. f. 301.
  28. The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 307.
  29. Thorpe-Doubble Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/43/198. f. 198. Day of month illegible.
  30. Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
  31. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 307.
  32. Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
  33. The Navy List. (May, 1913). p. 306.