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| Peter Richards R.N. | Explanation |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 1787 | | Born |
| 24 December 1842 | | C.B. (Companion of the Bath), for service in China |
| 7 June 1865 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath). |
| March 1869 | | Died |
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| Date | Rank |
| 1798 | Entered Navy |
| 12 December 1807 | Lieutenant |
| 16 September 1816 | Commander |
| 17 September 1828 | Captain |
| 6 June 1855 | Rear-Admiral |
| 12 April 1862 | Retired Vice Admiral |
| 12 September 1865 | Retired Admiral |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 20 October 1826 | 17 September 1828 | Commander in Pelorus, Mediterranean |
| 19 December 1831 | 1834 | Captain in Asia, flagship of Rear-Admiral William Parker, Lisbon |
| 1 November 1835 | 1837 | Captain in Volage, Mediterranean |
| 5 April 1841 | 1844 | Captain in Cornwallis, flagship of Rear-Admiral William Parker, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war) |
| 27 February 1845 | | Captain in Hibernia, flagship of Vice-Admiral William Parker, Mediterranean |
| 3 August 1846 | | Captain in Royal Sovereign, Pembroke |
| 31 August 1850 | | Captain in Cumberland, guard ship of Ordinary, Chatham |
| 7 January 1851 | | Captain in Boscawen, guard ship of Ordinary, Chatham |
| 3 June 1854 | 2 April 1857 | Commissioner of the Admiralty (Third Naval Lord) |
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