Biography of Thomas Dyce Acland Fortescue R.N.

Thomas Dyce Acland Fortescue R.N.

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Thomas Dyce Acland Fortescue R.N.			Explanation

Date (from)	(Date to)	Personal
22 July 1821		Born
10 May 1865		Died (at Malta, in command of Phoebe)

Date	Rank
8 October 1846	Lieutenant
28 April 1854	Commander
7 September 1857	Captain

Date from	Date to	Service
23 February 1855		Commander in Barracouta, East Indies (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War)
23 September 1862	10 May 1865	Captain in Phoebe (from commissioning at Plymouth), Mediterranean (until Fortescue died)
*Extracts from the Times* newspaper**
Date	Extract
Tu 23 May 1865	We have received the following letter from our Malta correspondent, dated Valetta, May 13:- "It is with much regret I have to announce the death of Capt. T.D.A. Fortescue, lately commanding Her Majesty's ship Phoebe, 35, which took place on the morning of the 10th inst., from inflammation of the lungs, six hours after his admission into the Royal Naval Hospital at Bighi. The Phoebe had only arrived that morning from Marseilles, whither she had conveyed the Prince and Princess Hohenlohe-Langerberg. On the news becoming known the ships hoisted their colours half-mast, and the Phoebe 'topped' her yards, and put on the customary signs of mourning. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon, with military honours."