Richard Huth Walters

Captain (retired) Richard Huth Walters, D.S.O., R.N. (26 November, 1874 – 18 January, 1944) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Walters was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 May, 1894.

Walters was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1904.

Walters was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser King Alfred on 21 January, 1914.^[1]

Walters was granted the acting rank of Captain on 20 July, 1915.

Walters was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 23 June, 1920.

Walters was awarded a patent in 1924 for inventing a serrated wire for use in minesweeping.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Sydney S. Hall	Captain of H.M. T.B. 85 10 Jul, 1900^[2]	Succeeded by Richard H. Walters
Preceded by Richard H. Walters	Captain of H.M. T.B. 85 11 Jul, 1901 – 1901	Succeeded by Brien M. Money
Preceded by James de C. Hamilton	Captain of H.M.S. Dreadnought 10 Feb, 1904 – 18 May, 1904^[3]	Succeeded by Frederick L. Attenborough
Preceded by Robert W. Johnson	Captain of H.M.S. Niger 24 Jan, 1905 – 26 Apr, 1905	Succeeded by Edmund J. Prendergast
Preceded by Henry L. Dicks	Captain of H.M.S. Goliath 16 Jan, 1912^[4] – 1 Aug, 1912	Succeeded by Charles T. Borrett
Preceded by John D. Edwards	Captain of H.M.S. King Alfred 21 Jan, 1914^[5] – 3 Oct, 1914	Succeeded by George P. W. Hope
Preceded by William R. Napier	Captain of H.M.S. Buttercup 12 Dec, 1916 – c. Jan, 1917	Succeeded by Arthur C. Petherick

↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 334.
↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 5, 1900, Issue 36186, p.10.
↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 311.
↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 320.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 334.