Edward King (naval officer)

Admiral Edward Leigh Stuart King CB, MVO (22 February 1889 – 8 May 1971) was a British naval officer.

[2] Having been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in 1916, he succeeded Sidney Bailey as gunnery officer of HMS Erin.

At the end of the First World War he became gunnery officer of HMS Warspite and was promoted to the rank of Commander in 1919.

[2] In 1936 King was appointed to command HMS Queen Elizabeth and oversaw the start of its refit the following year.

[2] During the Second World War, he commanded the 15th Cruiser Squadron from July 1940 to October 1941, when it saw action during the Battle of Crete in May 1941.