William Hutcheon Hall

Admiral

Sir William Hutcheon Hall

KCB FRS
Admiral; Sir William Hutcheon Hall; KCB FRS
	Hall carrying a sword presented to him by the crew of the Nemesis, in the background is the bombardment of Bomarsund
Nickname	Nemesis Hall
Born	c. 1797; Berwick, Northumberland, England
Died	25 June 1878 (aged 80–81); Kensington, London, England
Buried	St Lawrence's Church, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Service years	1811–1866
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Nemesis; HMS Terrible; HMS Dragon; HMS Hecla; HMS Blenheim
Conflicts	Napoleonic Wars; First Opium War Second Battle of Chuenpi; Battle of the Bogue; Battle of First Bar; Broadway expedition; First Battle of Canton; Second Battle of Canton (WIA); Battle of Amoy; Capture of Chusan; Battle of Chinhai; Battle of Tzeki; Battle of Chapu; Battle of Woosung; ; Crimean War Battle of Bomarsund; Bombardment of Sveaborg; ;

Admiral Sir William Hutcheon Hall KCB FRS (c. 1797 – 25 June 1878), was a British Royal Navy officer. He served in the First Anglo-Chinese War and Crimean War. He was one of the first British officers to make a thorough study of steam engines. In China, he commanded the iron steamship Nemesis of the East India Company. Although it was not officially commissioned as a Royal Navy warship, the Admiralty enabled Hall to count his time in the Nemesis as if he had served in one of Her Majesty's Ships.