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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|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]].
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[[File:Ricardo, NPG x154306.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Admiral Arthur D. Ricardo, as a Rear-Admiral, 1917.<br><small>© National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]]
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[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] '''Arthur David Ricardo''', {{Post-Nominals|country=GBR-cats|C.B.c}}, R.N., Retired (14 September, 1861 &ndash; 11 February, 1931) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
 
Arthur David Ricardo was born on 14 September, 1861, the second son of Mr. H. D. Ricardo.
 
Arthur David Ricardo was born on 14 September, 1861, the second son of Mr. H. D. Ricardo.
  
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Ricardo was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 7 September, 1883.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25269/pages/4509 no. 25269.  p. 4509.]  14 September, 1883.</ref>
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Ricardo was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 7 September, 1883.{{Gaz|25269|4509|14 September, 1883}}
  
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Ricardo was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 June, 1897.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26865/pages/3443 no. 26865.  p. 3443.]  22 June, 1897.</ref>
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On 4 July, 1888, he was loaned to command the {{UK-1TB45|f=t}} for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence".  ''The Times''. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888.  Issue '''32428''', col A, p. 10.</ref>
  
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Ricardo was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1903.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27632/pages/25 no. 27632.  p. 25.]  1 January, 1904.</ref>
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Ricardo was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 June, 1897.{{Gaz|26865|3443|22 June, 1897}}
  
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Appointed to command battleship [[H.M.S. Russell (1901)|''Russell'']] on 10 August, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 370.</ref>
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Ricardo was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1903.{{Gaz|27632|25|1 January, 1904}}
  
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Appointed to command the dreadnought [[H.M.S. Vanguard (1909)|''Vanguard'']] on 23 September, 1911.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 6 September, 1911.  Issue '''39683''', col E, pg. 4.</ref>
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Appointed to a series of battleship commands: {{UK-Barfleur}} on 3 January 1905 &ndash; a temporary position lasting but a month,<ref>Ricardo Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 464.</ref> &ndash; then {{UK-EmpressOfIndia}} in 1906,{{MackieRNW}} thence directly to command {{UK-Russell}} on 10 August, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 370}}
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Appointed to command the {{UK-Vanguard|f=t}} on 23 September, 1911.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 6 September, 1911.  Issue '''39683''', col E, p. 4.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed command of [[Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]] on 5 June, 1913.{{INF}}  (Commodore, Second Class.)
 
He was appointed command of [[Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]] on 5 June, 1913.{{INF}}  (Commodore, Second Class.)
  
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Ricardo was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 7 March, 1914, vice [[John Philip Rolleston|Rolleston]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28811/pages/2162 no. 28811.  p. 2162.]  10 March, 1914.</ref>
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Ricardo was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 7 March, 1914, vice [[John Philip Rolleston|Rolleston]].{{Gaz|28811|2162|10 March, 1914}}
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==
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On 9 August, 1915 he was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard]].<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 558.</ref>  
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On 9 August, 1915 he was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard]].{{NLDec16|p. 558}}  
  
 
==Post-War==
 
==Post-War==
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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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31099/supplements/106 (Supplement) no. 31099.  p. 106.]  1 January, 1919.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 17 January vice [[Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|Moore]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31162/pages/1798 no. 31162.  p. 1798.]  4 February, 1919.</ref> He was relieved at Chatham by Rear-Admiral [[William Edmund Goodenough|William E. Goodenough]] on 1 May.<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 1 May, 1919.  Issue '''42088''', col B, pg. 19.</ref>  On 26 January, 1920, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31779/pages/1832 no. 31779.  p. 1832.]  13 February, 1920.</ref> He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 3 March, 1924.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32919/pages/2323 no. 32919.  p. 2323.]  18 March, 1924.</ref>
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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.{{GazSup|31099|106|1 January, 1919}} He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 17 January vice [[Archibald Gordon Henry Wilson Moore|Moore]].{{Gaz|31162|1798|4 February, 1919}} He was relieved at Chatham by Rear-Admiral [[William Edmund Goodenough|William E. Goodenough]] on 1 May.<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 1 May, 1919.  Issue '''42088''', col B, p. 19.</ref>  On 26 January, 1920, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request.{{Gaz|31779|1832|13 February, 1920}} He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 3 March, 1924.{{Gaz|32919|2323|18 March, 1924}}
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==Footnotes==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Admiral Ricardo" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 14 February, 1931.  Issue '''45747''', col E, pg. 14.
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*"Admiral Ricardo" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 14 February, 1931.  Issue '''45747''', col E, p. 14.
 
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556808&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/88.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7894496&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/42.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7905961&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/20.]
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Latest revision as of 16:10, 7 April 2022

Admiral Arthur D. Ricardo, as a Rear-Admiral, 1917.
© National Portrait Gallery, London.

Admiral Arthur David Ricardo, C.B., R.N., 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]

On 4 July, 1888, he was loaned to command the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 45 for manoeuvres.[2]

Ricardo was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1897.[3]

Ricardo was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1903.[4]

Appointed to a series of battleship commands: Barfleur on 3 January 1905 – a temporary position lasting but a month,[5] – then Empress of India in 1906,[6] thence directly to command Russell on 10 August, 1907.[7]

Appointed to command the battleship Vanguard on 23 September, 1911.[8]

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.[9]

Great War

On 9 August, 1915 he was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard.[10]

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.[11] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 17 January vice Moore.[12] He was relieved at Chatham by Rear-Admiral William E. Goodenough on 1 May.[13] On 26 January, 1920, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request.[14] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 3 March, 1924.[15]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Ricardo" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 14 February, 1931. Issue 45747, col E, p. 14.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward M. Hewett 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 45
4 Jul, 1888[16][17] – 15 Aug, 1888[18] 		Succeeded by
Edward A. Salwey
Preceded by
Herbert A. Warren 		Captain of H.M.S. Barfleur
3 Jan, 1905[19] – 19 Feb, 1905[20] 		Succeeded by
Charles H. Adair
Preceded by
Charles H. Umfreville 		Captain of H.M.S. Niobe
20 Feb, 1905[21] – 27 Feb, 1905[22] 		Succeeded by
Herbert C. C. Da Costa
Preceded by
Herbert A. Warren 		Captain of H.M.S. Empress of India
28 Feb, 1905[23][24] – 3 Jan, 1907[25] 		Succeeded by
E. Hyde Parker
Preceded by
Frederick A. Warden 		Captain of H.M.S. Russell
10 Aug, 1907[26][27] – 29 Jul, 1909[28] 		Succeeded by
William F. De Salis
Preceded by
? 		Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master, Chatham Dockyard
30 Jul, 1909[29] – 31 Jul, 1911[30] 		Succeeded by
Mortimer L'E. Silver
Preceded by
John B. Eustace 		Captain of H.M.S. Vanguard
23 Sep, 1911[31][32] – 6 Jun, 1913[33] 		Succeeded by
Cecil S. Hickley
Preceded by
John de M. Hutchison
as Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport 		Rear-Admiral in Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport
6 Jun, 1913[34] – 20 Apr, 1914[35] 		Succeeded by
Thomas D. L. Sheppard
as Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport
Preceded by
Harry Jones 		Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard
9 Aug, 1915[36] – 1 May, 1919[37] 		Succeeded by
Sir William E. Goodenough

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25269. p. 4509. 14 September, 1883.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26865. p. 3443. 22 June, 1897.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27632. p. 25. 1 January, 1904.
  5. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.
  6. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 370.
  8. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 6 September, 1911. Issue 39683, col E, p. 4.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28811. p. 2162. 10 March, 1914.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 558.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31099. p. 106. 1 January, 1919.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31162. p. 1798. 4 February, 1919.
  13. ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 1 May, 1919. Issue 42088, col B, p. 19.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31779. p. 1832. 13 February, 1920.
  15. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32919. p. 2323. 18 March, 1924.
  16. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 3 July, 1888. Issue 32428, col A, p. 10.
  17. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 12.
  18. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 12.
  19. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.
  20. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 232.
  21. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 232.
  22. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 232.
  23. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 308.
  24. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.
  25. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 232.
  26. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 370.
  28. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 232.
  29. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.
  30. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.
  31. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 388.
  33. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.
  34. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.
  35. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.
  36. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.
  37. ↑ Ricardo Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 464.

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