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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Chatham Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard]]'''<br>1915 – 1919 | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Chatham Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard]]'''<br>1915 – 1919 | ||
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Edmund Goodenough|Sir William E. Goodenough]]''' | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Edmund Goodenough|Sir William E. Goodenough]]''' | ||
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Revision as of 18:00, 17 July 2012
Admiral Arthur David Ricardo, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (14 September, 1861 – 11 February, 1931) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Life & Career
Arthur David Ricardo was born on 14 September, 1861, the second son of Mr. H. D. Ricardo.
Ricardo was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 7 September, 1883.[1]
Ricardo was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1897.[2]
Ricardo was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1903.[3]
Appointed to command battleship Russell on 10 August, 1907.[4]
Appointed to command the dreadnought Vanguard on 23 September, 1911.[5]
He was appointed command of Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport on 5 June, 1913.[Inference] (Commodore, Second Class.)
Ricardo was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 March, 1914, vice Rolleston.[6]
Great War
On 9 August, 1915 he was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard.[7]
Post-War
Ricardo was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1919.[8] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 17 January vice Moore.[9] He was relieved at Chatham by Rear-Admiral William E. Goodenough on 1 May.[10] On 26 January, 1920, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request.[11] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 3 March, 1924.[12]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25269. p. 4509. 14 September, 1883.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26865. p. 3443. 22 June, 1897.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27632. p. 25. 1 January, 1904.
- ↑ Navy List (October, 1908). p. 370.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 6 September, 1911. Issue 39683, col E, pg. 4.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28811. p. 2162. 10 March, 1914.
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1916). p. 558.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31162. p. 1798. 4 February, 1919.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 May, 1919. Issue 42088, col B, pg. 19.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 31779. p. 1832. 13 February, 1920.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32919. p. 2323. 18 March, 1924.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Ricardo" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 14 February, 1931. Issue 45747, col E, pg. 14.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
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Preceded by Charles E. Anson |
Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard 1915 – 1919 |
Succeeded by Sir William E. Goodenough |