Sir Richard Wells
Born3 February 1833
Died9 October 1896 (1896-10-10) (aged 63)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Revenge
HMS Royal Alfred
HMS Bellerophon
HMS Agincourt
HMS Britannia
Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station
Nore Command
Battles/warsCrimean War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Richard Wells KCB (3 February 1833 – 9 October 1896) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.

Wells joined the Royal Navy in 1847[1] and served in the Crimean War in 1855.[2] He was on board HMS Bombay when she was accidentally burned in 1864 with the loss of 91 lives off Montevideo.[1] Promoted to captain in 1866, he commanded HMS Revenge, HMS Royal Alfred, HMS Bellerophon and then HMS Agincourt.[1] He became Captain of the training ship HMS Britannia in 1880 before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station in 1888 and Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in 1894.[1]

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