Admiral Sir Richard Pilkington Clayton GCB (9 July 1925 – 15 September 1984) was Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command.

Clayton joined the Royal Navy in 1942 and served as a midshipman on HMS Cumberland until 1943 when he was on various destroyers of the Home Fleet.

[1] He was appointed Flag Officer Second Flotilla in 1973 and Senior Naval Member on Directing Staff at the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1975.

[1] He was appointed Controller of the Navy in 1975, was promoted to full admiral on 28 March 1978,[3] and became Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command in 1979.

[1] In retirement he became a Director at GEC[4] and was a Governor of Rendcomb College.