Richard Dawkins
From The Dreadnought Project
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.
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| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Vanguard 1873 – 1 Sep, 1875[2] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
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