Admiral Sir Peter Richards KCB (1787 – 16 March 1869) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord.

Naval career

Grave of Sir Peter Richards at St Andrew's Church, Ham

Richards joined the Royal Navy in 1798.[1] Promoted to captain in 1828, Richards was given command of HMS Asia and HMS Volage before commanding HMS Cornwallis in the First Opium War.[1] He later commanded HMS Hibernia, HMS Royal Sovereign, HMS Cumberland and HMS Boscawen.[1]

As a rear-admiral he was appointed Third Sea Lord in 1854 and served in that role during the Crimean War.[1] He was promoted vice-admiral on the Reserved List in April, 1862.[2]

St. Peter's Memorial Mission Chapel at Saltash Passage near St Budeaux in Cornwall was built in his memory but damaged in World War II and then demolished in 1956.[3][4]

He is buried at St Andrew's Church, Ham, Surrey.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d William Loney RN
  2. ^ "No. 22627". The London Gazette. 20 May 1862. p. 2615.
  3. ^ The Phillimore Papers National Archives
  4. ^ Moseley, Brian (June 2011). "Mission Chapel of Saint Peter". The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History. Plymouth Data. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Sir Peter Richards, K.C.B., R.N." (PDF). Commodore Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
Military offices
Preceded by Third Sea Lord
1854–1857 		Succeeded by