A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Oliver, Richard Aldworth
OLIVER. (Commander, 1844.)
Richard Aldworth Oliver is son of Admiral Oliver.
This officer entered the Navy (from the Royal Naval College) 26 April, 1825; passed his examination in 1830; and obtained his first commission 28 June, 1838. His succeeding appointments were – 25 July, 1838, to the Asia 84, Capt. Wm. Fisher, attached to the force in the Mediterranean, whence he returned in the spring of 1841 – 2 Sept. 1841, to the Thalia 42, Capt. Chas. Hope, fitting at Chatham – and, 30 Oct. following, to the Queen 110, in which ship he was for upwards of two years again employed in the Mediterranean under the flag of Sir £dw. W. C. R. Owen, and the command of Capt. Sir Chas. Sullivan. He attained his present rank 23 Sept. 1844; and, since 11 Oct. 1847, has been in command of the Fly 18 in the East Indies. Agents – Messrs. Chard.