British bomb vessel 'Aetna' (1824)
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Aetna
2922
Nominal Guns
8
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator
Royal Navy
Acquired
14.4.1824
Shipyard
Chatham Dockyard -
Chatham
Category
Unrated
Ship Type
Bomb Vessel
Sold
20.2.1846
3 Ship Commanders
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
13.5.1828
-
1828
Commander
Stephen Lushington
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1816-1862
W025
27.5.1830
-
10.9.1833
Commander
Edward Belcher
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1842
NBD1849
23.5.1842
-
20.6.1844
Lieutenant
Charles George Butler
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1844
NBD1849
4 Commissioned Officers
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
5.5.1824
-
5.3.1825
Lieutenant
Joseph Cammelleri
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1851
NBD1849
1829
-
1.5.1829
Lieutenant
Richard Brydges Beechey
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1821-1846
NBD1849
7.11.1831
-
1835
Lieutenant
Henry Kellett
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1822-1868
NBD1849
10.10.1833
-
12.9.1836
First Lieutenant
Charles Henry Beddoes
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1821-1845
NBD1849
1 Warrant Officer
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
12.12.1827
-
12.12.1828
Master
James Hardie
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1828
ref:1871
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
NBD1849
A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849
O'Brien
,
Digital Book
W025
William Loney RN - Background
P. Davis
,
Web Site
ref:1871
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