Henry Dennis Hickley
Admiral Henry Dennis Hickley, Royal Navy, Retired (11 December, 1826 – 22 December, 1903) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hickley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 16 February, 1864.[1]
Hickley's central battery ironclad Iron Duke collided with Richard Dawkins's Vanguard in fog on 1 September 1875, sinking the Vanguard. Captain Dawkins was severely reprimanded and dismissed his ship following a Court Martial that criticised his role in the collision. Neither Hickley nor any of the crew of Iron Duke was subjected to a Court Martial despite their obvious complicity in the fog-bound misadventure.[2]
Hickley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 20 January, 1880, vice Dowell.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 22 June, 1886, vice Clanwilliam.[4] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List dated 5 April, 1892.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
- "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 24 December, 1903. Issue 37272, col A, p. 1.
Papers
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/16.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Audacious 18 Sep, 1873 – 17 Mar, 1874 |
Succeeded by Philip H. Colomb |
| Preceded by William Arthur |
Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke 22 Jul, 1875 – 30 Sep, 1875 |
Succeeded by Richard E. Tracey |
| Preceded by William H. Edye |
Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Impregnable 1 Jan, 1878[6] |
Succeeded by Richard Bradshaw |
| Preceded by Thomas B. Lethbridge |
Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland 1885 |
Succeeded by Walter C. Carpenter |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 419.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 10.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24806. p. 391. 27 January, 1880.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25600. p. 3033. 25 June, 1886.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26279. p. 2252. 15 April, 1892.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 218.
