Peter Richards

Admiral Sir Peter Richards KCB (1787 – 16 March 1869) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord. Naval career Richards joined the Royal Navy in 1798. Promoted to captain in 1828, Richards was given command of HMS Asia and HMS Volage before commanding HMS Cornwallis in the First Opium War. He later commanded HMS Hibernia, HMS Royal Sovereign, HMS Cumberland and HMS Boscawen. As a rear-admiral he was appointed Third Sea Lord in 1854 and served in that role during the Crimean War. He was promoted vice-admiral on the Reserved List in April, 1862.