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[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Richard Duckworth-King''', Royal Navy (16 July, 1840 – 4 January, 1900) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Richard Duckworth-King''', Royal Navy (16 July, 1840 – 4 January, 1900) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Duckworth-King was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria on 13 August, 1889, vice [[Henry Craven St. John|St. John]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25966/pages/4525 no. 25966. p. 4525.] 20 August, 1889.</ref> | Duckworth-King was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria on 13 August, 1889, vice [[Henry Craven St. John|St. John]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25966/pages/4525 no. 25966. p. 4525.] 20 August, 1889.</ref> | ||
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He was appointed [[Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard]] on 1 August, 1890.<ref>Clowes. '''VII'''. p. 7.</ref> | He was appointed [[Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard]] on 1 August, 1890.<ref>Clowes. '''VII'''. p. 7.</ref> | ||
Duckworth-King was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 26 December, 1897, vice [[Loftus Francis Jones|Jones]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26924/pages/7854 no. 26924. p. 7854.] 31 December, 1897.</ref> | Duckworth-King was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 26 December, 1897, vice [[Loftus Francis Jones|Jones]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26924/pages/7854 no. 26924. p. 7854.] 31 December, 1897.</ref> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
Revision as of 14:10, 3 August 2017
Vice-Admiral Richard Duckworth-King, Royal Navy (16 July, 1840 – 4 January, 1900) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Prior to around 1892, his name was Richard Duckworth King.
Life & Career
Duckworth-King was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria on 13 August, 1889, vice St. John.[1]
He was appointed Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard on 1 August, 1890.[2]
Duckworth-King was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 26 December, 1897, vice Jones.[3]
On 21 December, 1898 he was placed ont eh Retired List as unfit.
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 8 January, 1900. Issue 36033, col G, p. 4.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Flag Captain, Plymouth Station 1 Sep, 1888[4] |
Succeeded by Charles Johnstone |
| Preceded by Charles G. Fane |
Captain Superintendent, Sheerness Dockyard 1 Aug, 1890[5] |
Succeeded by Armand T. Powlett |
| Preceded by Richard E. Tracey |
Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard 20 Jan, 1894[6] |
Succeeded by Rodney M. Lloyd |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25966. p. 4525. 20 August, 1889.
- ↑ Clowes. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 252i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 354.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 8.
