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]
richard, duckworth, king, vice, admiral, july, 1840, january, 1900, royal, navy, officer, became, admiral, superintendent, malta, dockyard, born16, july, 1840died4, january, 1900, 1900, aged, allegianceunited, kingdomservice, branchroyal, navyrankvice, admiral. Vice Admiral Richard Duckworth King 16 July 1840 4 January 1900 was a Royal Navy officer who became Admiral Superintendent at Malta Dockyard Richard Duckworth KingBorn16 July 1840Died4 January 1900 1900 01 05 aged 59 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal NavyRankVice admiralCommands heldMalta DockyardHe 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 References edit Townend Peter Burke s Peerage and Baronetage 105th edition London U K Burke s Peerage Ltd 1970 Clowes The Royal Navy Vol VII p 8 No 26924 The London Gazette 31 December 1897 p 7854 No 27039 The London Gazette 3 January 1899 p 3 Military officesPreceded byRichard Tracey Admiral Superintendent Malta Dockyard1894 1897 Succeeded byRodney Lloyd Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Duckworth King amp oldid 1129902920, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
