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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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>''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>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26924/pages/7854 no. 26924. p. 7854.] 31 December, 1897.</ref> | ||
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Vice-Admiral Richard Duckworth-King, Royal Navy (16 July, 1840 – 4 January, 1900) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
He was appointed Captain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard on 1 August, 1890.[1]
Duckworth-King was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 26 December, 1897, vice Jones.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ Clowes. VII. p. 7.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 8 January, 1900. Issue 36033, col G, pg. 4.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/14.
