Richard Strode Hewlett R.N.
Richard Strode Hewlett R.N.

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Richard Strode Hewlett R.N.Explanation
Son of John Valentine Hewlett, of Barnstaple, Devon
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
3 April 1875 Died
Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary'
 
DateRank
10 January 1837Lieutenant
23 September 1845Commander
15 January 1850Captain
6 April 1866Rear-Admiral
1 April 1870Retired Rear-Admiral
30 April 1873Retired Vice-Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
23 February 183710 April 1841Lieutenant in Asia, commanded by Captain William Fisher, Mediterranean
3 April 1837 Additional Lieutenant in Caledonia, commanded by George Bohun Martin, flagship of Josias Rowley, Mediterranean
16 August 1837 Lieutenant in Princess Charlotte, commanded by Arthur Fanshawe, flagship of Robert Stopford, Mediterranean
10 August 18419 June 1845Lieutenant in Illustrious, commanded by Captain John Elphinstone Erskine, flagship of Vice-Admiral Charles Adam, North America and West Indies
20 January 184618 January 1850Commander (2ic) in Excellent, commanded by Captain Henry Ducie Chads, gunnery ship, Portsmouth
11 December 18516 February 1854Captain in Edinburgh (from commissioning at Portsmouth), gunnery ship, Devonport, as tender to Excellent in Portsmouth
7 February 18548 August 1856Captain in Edinburgh (until paying off at Plymouth), flagship of Rear-Admiral Henry Ducie Chads, the Baltic during the Russian War
9 August 185617 January 1857Captain in Cambridge, gunnery ship, Devonport
4 July 185731 December 1859Captain in Boyne, gunnery ship, Portsmouth (replaced by Excellent)
31 December 18593 July 1863Captain in Excellent, gunnery ship, Portsmouth (replacing Excellent)

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