5 April 1834(1834-04-05) (aged 77) Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, London, England
Allegiance
Great Britain United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Years of service
1770–1812
Rank
Admiral of the Blue
Commands held
HMS Rhinoceros HMS Bonetta HMS Southampton HMS Niger HMS London HMS Galatea HMS Boadicea HMS Superb HMS Ganges Governor of Newfoundland
Battles/wars
American War of Independence
Battle of Ushant (1778)
Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780)
Battle of Grenada
Battle of Martinique (1780)
French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of Algeciras Bay
Napoleonic Wars
Battle of San Domingo
Battle of Copenhagen (1807)
Admiral Sir Richard Goodwin Keats GCB (16 January 1757 – 5 April 1834) was a British naval officer who fought throughout the American Revolution, French Revolutionary War and Napoleonic War. He retired in 1812 due to ill health and was made Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland from 1813 to 1816. In 1821 he was made Governor of Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, London. Keats held the post until his death at Greenwich in 1834. Keats is remembered as a capable and well respected officer. His actions at the Battle of Algeciras Bay became legendary.
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