Richard Dacres (Royal Navy officer)

Sir Richard Dacres
Born	September 1761
Died	22 January 1837 (aged 75–76) Balibroke Villas, near Bath, Somerset
Allegiance	Great Britain United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1775–1837
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands held	Hired armed brig Union HMS Childers HMS Camilla HMS Astraea HMS Juste HMS De Ruyter HMS Desiree HMS Pompee Royal Naval Asylum, Greenwich
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War  • Battle of the Chesapeake  • Battle of St. Kitts  • Battle of the Saintes French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars  • Dardanelles Operation  • Alexandria expedition of 1807  • Battle of Copenhagen
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order
Relations	James Richard Dacres (brother) Sydney Dacres (son) Richard James Dacres (son) Barrington Dacres (nephew) James Richard Dacres (nephew)

Sir Richard Dacres GCH (September 1761 – 22 January 1837) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. A member of a substantial naval dynasty, he eventually rose to the rank of vice admiral.

Richard Dacres was born in September 1761, the fifth son of Richard and Mary Dacres, and younger brother to James Richard Dacres. The Dacres would eventually become a substantial naval dynasty; James Richard rose to be a vice-admiral, his son Barrington became a post-captain, and James became a vice-admiral. Richard's own son Sydney would eventually be an admiral, and First Sea Lord.

Dacres himself entered the navy in 1775 to serve aboard the 50-gun fourth rate Renown under Captain Francis Banks. He was present at the evacuation of Boston, the capture of New York —serving under Sir Peter Parker— the occupation of Aquidneck Island, and in various other services. He remained aboard Renown until 1778, when he returned to England and joined the frigate Apollo, under Captain Philemon Pownall, and was present at the capture of the French frigate Oiseau on 31 January 1779.

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