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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 | |
| 5 May 1847 | 8 June 1850 | Lieutenant in Dragon, commanded by Captain William Hutcheon Hall, particular service (Lisbon) | |
| 14 January 1851 | 14 March 1854 | Lieutenant in Cumberland, commanded by Captain George Henry Seymour, North America and West Indies, then (1854) the Baltic during the Russian War | |
| 15 March 1854 | 24 April 1854 | Lieutenant in Columbia, commanded by Commander Peter Frederick Shortland, North America and West Indies | |
| 4 April 1855 | 21 August 1857 | Commander in Barracouta, East Indies (including 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | |
| 17 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." | ||
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