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Richard Wells (Royal Navy officer)

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Sir Richard Wells
Born3 February 1833
Died9 October 1896 (1896-10-10) (aged 63)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
CommandsHMS Revenge
HMS Royal Alfred
HMS Bellerophon
HMS Agincourt
HMS Britannia
Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station
Nore Command
Battles / warsCrimean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Richard Wells KCB (3 February 1833 – 9 October 1896) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.

Naval career

Wells joined the Royal Navy in 1847 and served in the Crimean War in 1855. He was on board HMS Bombay when she was accidentally burned in 1864 with the loss of 91 lives off Montevideo. Promoted to captain in 1866, he commanded HMS Revenge, HMS Royal Alfred, HMS Bellerophon and then HMS Agincourt. He became Captain of the training ship HMS Britannia in 1880 before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1888 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1894.

References

  1. ^ William Loney RN
  2. Naval Commanders
Military offices
Preceded bySir Walter Hunt-Grubbe Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station
1888–1890
Succeeded bySir Henry Nicholson
Preceded bySir Algernon Heneage Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
1894–1896
Succeeded bySir Henry Nicholson
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