Vice-Admiral Richard Duckworth-King (16 July 1840 – 4 January 1900) was a Royal Navy officer who became Admiral Superintendent at Malta Dockyard.
Richard Duckworth-King | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 July 1840 |
| Died | 4 January 1900 (aged 59) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice admiral |
| Commands | Malta Dockyard |
He was born the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Cornwallis King and Evelina Maria Augusta Searle.[1]
Duckworth-King became Flag Captain at Plymouth in September 1888, Captain Superintendent at Sheerness Dockyard and Admiral Superintendent at Malta Dockyard in January 1894.[2]
He was promoted to rear-admiral in 1892 while at Sheerness, and to vice-admiral on 26 December 1897,[3] before he retired the following year.[4]
References
edit- ^ Townend, Peter. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 105th edition. London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1970.
- ^ Clowes, The Royal Navy, Vol. VII. p. 8
- ^ "No. 26924". The London Gazette. 31 December 1897. p. 7854.
- ^ "No. 27039". The London Gazette. 3 January 1899. p. 3.