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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| William Hans Blake R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Youngest son of Commander George Hans Blake, RN | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 23 March 1832 | Born | ||
| 27 January 1874 | Died (at Cape Coast Castle, in command of Druid, and after being in command of the Naval Brigade during the Ashantee war of 1873-74) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 1846 | Entered Navy | ||
| 2 September 1854 | Lieutenant | ||
| 26 June 1860 | Commander | ||
| 14 September 1867 | Captain | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 2 September 1854 | June 1856 | Acting Lieutenant in Edinburgh, commanded by Richard Strode Hewlett, flagship of Rear-Admiral Henry Ducie Chads, the Baltic during the during the Russian War (and in command of a rocket boat during the bombardment of Sweaborg) | |
| June 1856 | November 1857 | Lieutenant in Excellent, commanded by Thomas Maitland | |
| November 1857 | Lieutenant in Cambrian, commanded by James Johnstone McCleverty, East Indies and China (during the China war) | ||
| January 1859 | 26 June 1860 | Lieutenant in Niger, New Zealand (during the New Zealand War) | |
| 23 January 1863 | March 1865 | Commander in Alecto, south-east coast of America | |
| 7 April 1865 | May 1866 | Commander in Mutine (from commissioning at Woolwich), Pacific | |
| 12 June 1866 | 19 September 1867 | Commander in Falcon, Australia | |
| 28 March 1873 | 27 January 1874 | Captain in Druid, west coast of Africa (until he died) | |
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