Richard Duckworth-King

Richard Duckworth-King
Richard Duckworth-King
Born	16 July 1840
Died	4 January 1900 (aged 59)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands held	Malta 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]

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Military offices
Preceded by Richard Tracey	Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard 1894–1897	Succeeded by Rodney Lloyd

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