Henry Dennis Hickley R.N.
Henry Dennis Hickley R.N.

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Henry Dennis Hickley R.N.Explanation
Son of John Allen Hickley (1776-1833)
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
11 December 1826 Born (Portsmouth, Hampshire, England)
12 July 1859 Married Mary Jane (c.1841-1897), daughter of John Rundle
22 December 1903 Died (Oxford, England)
 
DateRank
1842Entered Navy
24 August 1847Lieutenant
26 August 1858Commander
16 February 1864Captain
20 January 1880Rear-Admiral
22 June 1886Vice-Admiral
4 January 1891Retired Vice-Admiral
5 April 1892Retired Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
6 December 18462 October 1847Acting Mate in Vindictive, commanded by Captain Michael Seymour, North America and West Indies
3 October 184718 November 1847Lieutenant in Daring, commanded by Commander William Peel, North America and West Indies
19 November 184714 March 1848Lieutenant in Persian, commanded by Commander Henry Coryton, North America and West Indies
23 May 184825 July 1850Lieutenant in Hastings, commanded by Captain James William Morgan, East Indies
26 July 185027 February 1852Lieutenant in Reynard, commanded by Commander Peter Cracroft, East Indies; acting against pirates in Chinese seas until the vessel was wrecked off Pratas shoal, China, when she struck an unknown rock after she left Hong Kong to return to Woolwich to pay off, but first to go with brig Pilot to rescue the crew of the brig Velocipede on Pratas shoal, 170 miles southeast of Hong Kong (all saved)
22 December 185226 August 1856Lieutenant in Argus, commanded by Commander Richard Purvis, North America and West Indies
26 August 185729 August 1858Lieutenant in Diadem, commanded by Captain William Moorsom, Channel squadron, then West Indies
22 June 18598 November 1861Commander in Gladiator, North America and West Indies
9 November 186115 February 1864Commander in Greyhound (from commissioning at Plymouth), North America and West Indies
21 January 186724 July 1868Captain in Adventure, China
24 May 187217 September 1872Captain in Hotspur, Devonport
18 September 187317 March 1874Captain in Audacious, Coast Guard, River Humber
18 September 187317 March 1874Captain in Audacious, Coast Guard, River Humber
18 March 187424 August 1874Captain in Newcastle, Coast Guard, River Humber
25 August 187421 July 1875Captain in Endymion, Coast Guard, River Humber
22 July 187530 September 1875Captain in Iron Duke, Coast Guard, River Humber and First Reserve Squadron summer cruise, when on 1 SeptemberExternal link In a thick fog, she ship accidentally rammed Vanguard off the Kish Bank, in Dublin Bay, causing Vanguard to sink after all of the crew had abandoned ship
1 October 187529 September 1876Captain in Endymion, Coast Guard, River Humber
1 January 187828 January 1880Captain in Impregnable, Devonport, training ship for boys
28 March 188531 December 1886Senior officer, Queenstown, flag in Revenge

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