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{{RearRN}} (retired) '''Richard Dawkins''', (17 August, 1828 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{RearRN}} (retired) '''Richard Dawkins''', (17 August, 1828 – 1896) served in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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Dawkins was severely reprimanded and dismissed the ship following a Court Martial that criticised his role in the collision which sank his {{UK-1Vanguard|f=t}} on 1 September, 1875.  No one of the crew of {{UK-1IronDuke}}, which struck her, was subjected to a Court Martial despite their obvious complicity in the fog-bound misadventure.{{HepperLosses|p. 10}}
Dawkins was severely reprimanded and dismissed the ship following a Court Martial that criticised his role in the collision which sank his {{UK-1Vanguard|f=t}} on 1 September, 1875.  No one of the crew of {{UK-1IronDuke}}, which struck her, was subjected to a Court Martial despite their obvious complicity in the fog-bound misadventure.{{HepperLosses|p. 10}}
Dawkins was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on the Retired List in 1878.


==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Richard+Dawkins Service Records]
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Richard+Dawkins Service Records]
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* [[Dawkins Papers at the National Maritime Museum|Papers in the Possession of the National Maritime Museum]]
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Latest revision as of 12:25, 16 October 2022

Rear-Admiral (retired) Richard Dawkins, (17 August, 1828 – 1896) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Dawkins was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1848

Dawkins was severely reprimanded and dismissed the ship following a Court Martial that criticised his role in the collision which sank his central battery ironclad Vanguard on 1 September, 1875. No one of the crew of Iron Duke, which struck her, was subjected to a Court Martial despite their obvious complicity in the fog-bound misadventure.[1]

Dawkins was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List in 1878.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
David Spain
Captain of H.M.S. Vanguard
1873 – 1 Sep, 1875[2]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 10.
  2. Wikipedia.