Richard Saunders Dundas
| Sir Richard Dundas | |
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Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Dundas
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| Born |
11 April 1802 England |
| Died | 3 June 1861 (aged 59) London, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1817–1861 |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Sparrowhawk HMS Volage HMS Warspite HMS Belvidera HMS Melville HMS Powerful Baltic Fleet |
| Battles/wars |
First Opium War Crimean War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, KCB (11 April 1802 – 3 June 1861) was a Royal Navy officer. As a captain, he took part in the capture of the Bogue forts in January 1841, during the First Opium War. He was appointed to the command of the Fleet in the Baltic Sea, in succession to Sir Charles Napier, in February 1855 and led the naval support during the latter stages of the Crimean War, enforcing a strict blockade and carrying out the bombardment of Sveaborg in August 1855. He was appointed First Naval Lord in the First Palmerston ministry in November 1857 and then, after stepping down to be Second Naval Lord during the Second Derby ministry, he stepped up again to become First Naval Lord in the Second Palmerston Ministry in June 1859 remaining in office until his death. The Prime-Minister (Viscount Palmerston) described Dundas as "a most distinguished officer".
Born the son of Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville and Anne Dundas (née Huck-Saunders) and educated at Harrow School, Dundas joined the Royal Navy in 1817. After initial training at the Royal Navy College at Portsmouth he joined the frigate HMS Ganymede in the Mediterranean Fleet. Promoted to lieutenant on 16 June 1821 and to commander on 23 June 1823, he was given command of the sloop HMS Sparrowhawk on the North America and West Indies Station in June 1823.
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