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Vice-Admiral of the Red was a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, immediately outranked by the rank admiral of the Blue (see order of precedence below). Royal Navy officers currently holding the ranks of commodore, rear admiral, vice admiral and admiral of the fleet are sometimes considered generically to be admirals. [ 1 ]
From 1688 the Admiral of the Fleet's van division was led by the Vice Admiral of the Red and his rear division by the Rear Admiral of the Red. In 1805 the rank of Admiral of Red was created; the van and rear commands remained the same.
Admiral of the Red was a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, immediately outranked by the rank Admiral of the Fleet (see order of precedence below). The rank did not exist prior to 1805, as the admiral commanding the Red squadron was called Admiral of the Fleet.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue, 14 Feb 1799, Rear-Admiral of the White, 1 Jan 1801; Rear-Admiral of the Red, 23 Apr 1804; Vice-Admiral of the White, 9 Nov 1805; Vice-Admiral of the Red, 29 Apr 1808; Admiral of the Blue, 31 Jul 1810; Admiral of the White, 4 Jun 1814; Admiral of the Red, 27 May 1825 July 1810 [92] Peter Aplin: 1753 1817
Rear-Admiral of the Red was a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, immediately outranked by the rank Vice-Admiral of the Blue (see order of precedence below). Royal Navy officers currently holding the ranks of commodore, rear admiral, vice admiral and admiral of the fleet are sometimes considered generically to be admirals. [ 1 ]
Honorary Vice-Admiral Royal Naval Reserve. 10 March 2015 [323] Sir Simon Jonathan Woodcock, KCB, OBE: 1962 Retired List on 30 June 2018. [324] 2 April 2015 [325] Jeffrey Maurice Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow, GCVO, CBE: 1934 Honorary Vice-Admiral Royal Naval Reserve. 2 April 2015 [325] Sir Frederick Donald Gosling, KCVO: 1929 2019
1848 – 1851 Admiral of the Red: Sir William Hall Gage. [3] 1851 – 1854 Admiral of the Red: Sir John Ommanney; 1854 – 1857 Admiral of the White: Sir William Parker. [4] 1857 – 1860 Vice-Admiral of the Red: Sir Barrington Reynolds. [5] Jun 1860 – Oct 1860 Vice-Admiral of the Red: Sir Arthur Fanshawe. [6]
King's first wife was Sarah Anne Duckworth, daughter of Admiral Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, GCB.They had 4 sons and a daughter. The sons included his first son and heir Sir Richard Duckworth King, 3rd Baronet and his second son vice-admiral Sir George St Vincent King (later Duckworth-King), who succeeded his elder brother as 4th baronet.