Richard Wells (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Richard Wells
Born 3 February 1833
Died 9 October 1896 (1896-10-10) (aged 63)
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Rank Admiral
Commands held HMS Revenge
HMS Royal Alfred
HMS Bellerophon
HMS Agincourt
HMS Britannia
Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station
Nore Command
Battles/wars Crimean War
Awards Knight 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[1] and served in the Crimean War in 1855.[2] He was on board HMS Bombay when she was accidentally burned in 1864 with the loss of 91 lives off Montevideo.[1] Promoted to Captain in 1866, he commanded HMS Revenge, HMS Royal Alfred, HMS Bellerophon and then HMS Agincourt.[1] 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.[1]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Walter Hunt-Grubbe
Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station
18881890
Succeeded by
Sir Henry Nicholson
Preceded by
Sir Algernon Heneage
Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
18941896
Succeeded by
Sir Henry Nicholson
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