Henry Hickley

Admiral Henry Dennis Hickley (11 December 1826 – 22 December 1903) was a Royal Navy officer who became Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station.

Henry Hickley
Born(1826-12-11)11 December 1826
Died22 December 1903(1903-12-22) (aged 77)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Hotspur
HMS Audacious
HMS Iron Duke
HMS Impregnable
Coast of Ireland Station

Hickley became commanding officer of the armoured ram HMS Hotspur in May 1872, commanding officer of the battleship HMS Audacious in September 1873 and commanding officer of the Central battery ship HMS Iron Duke in August 1875.[1] He went on to be Captain of the training ship HMS Impregnable in January 1878 and Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station in March 1885 before he retired in December 1886.[2]

References

  1. "Captains commanding Royal Navy warships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
Military offices
Preceded by
Thomas Lethbridge
Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station
1885–1886
Succeeded by
Walter Carpenter
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