Frank Abney Hastings | |
|---|---|
 Posthumous Portrait by Spyridon Prosalentis | |
| Born | 14 February 1794 Leicestershire, United Kingdom |
| Died | 1 June 1828 (aged 34) Zakynthos, United States of the Ionian Islands |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom First Hellenic Republic |
| Service |  Royal Navy Hellenic Navy |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Neptune |
| Commands | Karteria |
| Battles / wars | |
Frank Abney Hastings (Greek: Φραγκίσκος Άστιγξ) (14 February 1794 – 1 June 1828) was a British naval officer and Philhellene.[1][2] Born to a noble British family, he served in the Royal Navy, seeing action at the Battle of Trafalgar and the Battle of New Orleans. In 1819 he was discharged from the Royal Navy, and a few years later would travel to Greece to aid the Greeks in their struggle for independence, where he would take part in multiple battles, most notably the Battle of Itea, during which his ship the Karteria, would become the first steam-powered warship to see combat.[3]
- ^ "Commander of the Karteria". Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ Stephen, Leslie and Lee, Sidney, ed.s, Dictionary of National Biography (London, England: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1891), vol. 25, pp. 122–123.
- ^ Dudley, Leonard (2017). The singularity of western innovation the language nexus. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 215–219. ISBN 978-1137398222. OCLC 1001334339.