William Hutcheon Hall

William Hutcheon Hall
Hall carrying a sword presented to him by the crew of the Nemesis. In the background is the bombardment of Bomarsund.
Nickname(s)Nemesis Hall
Bornc. 1797
Berwick, Northumberland, England
Died25 June 1878 (aged 80–81)
Kensington, London, England
Buried
St Lawrence's Church, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1811–1866
RankAdmiral
WarsFirst Anglo-Chinese War
Crimean War
AwardsChina War Medal (1843)
Fellow of the Royal Society (1847)
Companion of the Order of the Bath (1855)
Baltic Medal (1856)
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1867)
Nemesis (right background) destroying Chinese junks in the Second Battle of Chuenpi
Hall (standing right) on the verandah of British merchant Lancelot Dent in China

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.