Ferdinand-Alphonse Hamelin

Ferdinand Alphonse Hamelin
Born(1796-09-02)2 September 1796
Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados, Normandy, France
Died2 January 1864(1864-01-02) (aged 67)
AllegianceFrance First French Empire, Second French Republic
Service/branchFrench Navy
Years of service1806 – 1860
RankAdmiral
Battles/wars
AwardsLegion of Honor
RelationsJacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin
Other workMinister of Marine

Ferdinand-Alphonse Hamelin (2 September 1796 – 10 January 1864), French admiral, was born in Pont-l'Évêque, Normandy. He was the nephew of Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, a successful rear admiral in the French Navy of the Napoleonic era.