Richard Duckworth-King
Born16 July 1840
Died4 January 1900 (1900-01-05) (aged 59)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankVice admiral
Commands heldMalta Dockyard

Vice-Admiral Richard Duckworth-King (16 July 1840 – 4 January 1900) was a Royal Navy officer who became Admiral Superintendent at 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

  1. Townend, Peter. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 105th edition. London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1970.
  2. Clowes, The Royal Navy, Vol. VII. p. 8
  3. "No. 26924". The London Gazette. 31 December 1897. p. 7854.
  4. "No. 27039". The London Gazette. 3 January 1899. p. 3.
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