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'''Richard Matthew King''', D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{RearRN}} '''Richard Matthew King''', D.S.O., (2 November, 1883 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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King was appointed in command of the {{UK-Nymphe|f=t}} on 18 August, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 363}}
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In May, 1918, King was appointed in command of the {{UK-Radstock|f=t}}.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 889}}
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King was appointed in command of the {{UK-Nymphe|f=t}} on 18 August, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 363}} He incurred the displeasure of Their Lordships in April, 1914 for losing a Flotilla Signal Book.<ref>King Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603989}} f. 489.</ref>
  
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In May, 1918, King was appointed in command of the {{UK-Radstock|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 889}}
  
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King was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 18 December, 1934 and placed on the Retired List the next day in accordance with [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]].<ref>King Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|D7603989}} f. 489.</ref>
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==World War II==
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King was mobilised on 28 September, 1938.
 
==See Also==
 
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Rear-Admiral Richard Matthew King, D.S.O., (2 November, 1883 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

King was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 2 November, 1904.[1]

King was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 2 November, 1912.[2]

King was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916.[3]

King was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1922.[4]

King was appointed in command of the destroyer Nymphe on 18 August, 1913.[5] He incurred the displeasure of Their Lordships in April, 1914 for losing a Flotilla Signal Book.[6]

In May, 1918, King was appointed in command of the destroyer Radstock.[7]

In July, 1924, King was appointed in command of the light cruiser Coventry.

In October, 1932, he was appointed in command of the battleship Iron Duke.

King was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 18 December, 1934 and placed on the Retired List the next day in accordance with Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[8]

World War II

King was mobilised on 28 September, 1938.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Vernon H. S. Haggard
Captain of H.M. T.B. 108
3 Jan, 1905[9]
Succeeded by
Edmond A. T. de P. de la Poer
Preceded by
The Hon. William S. Levenson-Gower
Captain of H.M.S. Nymphe
18 Aug, 1913[10]
Succeeded by
George A. Scott
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Radstock
25 Aug, 1916[11]
Succeeded by
Richard M. King
Preceded by
Richard M. King
Captain of H.M.S. Radstock
May, 1918[12]
Succeeded by
Hamilton E. Snepp
Preceded by
William J. Whitworth
Captain of H.M.S. Vidette
1 Feb, 1919[13]
Succeeded by
Edward McC. W. Lawrie
Preceded by
Benjamin W. Barrow
Captain of H.M.S. Coventry
Jul, 1924[14]
Succeeded by
Herbert Fitzherbert
Preceded by
Guy L. Coleridge
Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke
4 Oct, 1932[15][16]
Succeeded by
Hamilton C. Allen
Preceded by
Claude C. Dobson
Captain of H.M.S. Cardiff
? – 16 Jan, 1935[17]
Succeeded by
Hamilton C. Allen

Footnotes

  1. King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
  2. King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
  3. King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
  4. King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
  5. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 363.
  6. King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 889.
  8. King Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 489.
  9. The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 400.
  10. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 396g.
  11. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 397g.
  12. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 889.
  13. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 935.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  15. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  16. Day of month taken from predecessor. Coleridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/91. f. 160.
  17. Superseded by Allen. Allen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 408.


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