Reynell Charles Michell R.N.
Reynell Charles Michell R.N.
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| Reynell Charles Michell R.N. | Explanation |
| Son of John Taylor Michell R.N. (1770-1833) |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 1809 | | Born |
| 16 October 1854 | | Died (Kilrush, Co. Clare, while serving as Inspecting Commander in the the Coast Guard) |
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' |
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| Date | Rank |
| 7 February 1822 | Entered Navy |
| 11 November 1829 | Lieutenant |
| 19 June 1843 | Commander |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 12 November 1829 | 23 August 1831 | Lieutenant in Satellite, commanded by Commander John Parker, East Indies |
| 24 August 1831 | 12 June 1833 | Lieutenant in Challenger , commanded by Captain Charles Howe Fremantle, East Indies |
| 5 September 1835 | 27 October 1838 | Lieutenant in Raleigh, commanded by Commander Michael Quin, East Indies |
| 10 December 1838 | 8 May 1841 | Lieutenant in Tyne, commanded by John Townshend, Mediterranean |
| 9 May 1841 | 26 March 1842 | Lieutenant in Hydra, commanded by Commander Alexander Murray, North America and West Indies |
| 27 March 1842 | 19 July 1842 | Lieutenant in Magnificent, commanded by Commodore Henry Dilkes Byng, receiving ship, Jamaica |
| 20 July 1842 | 3 August 1842 | Lieutenant in Charybdis, commanded by Lieutenant and commander James Archibald Macdonald, North America and West Indies (or was Michell in temporary command?) |
| 4 August 1842 | 30 November 1842 | Lieutenant in Magnificent, commanded by Commodore Henry Dilkes Byng, receiving ship, Jamaica |
| 1 December 1842 | 21 March 1843 | Lieutenant in Imaum, commanded by Commodore Henry Dilkes Byng, receiving ship, Jamaica |
| 15 September 1847 | 20 September 1848 | Commander in Devastation (until paying off at Portsmouth), west coast of Africa, then Cape of God Hope |
| 13 February 1849 | 16 March 1850 | Commander in Sappho, North America and West Indies (until Michell was dismissed by court-martial after Sappho struck on a reef off the coast of Honduras; see 'HMS Sappho 1849', ISBN 978-1-0369-3575-7, available here) |
| 2 March 1853 | 16 October 1854 | Coast Guard (Kilrush, Co. Clare, until he died) |