Admiral Sir Richard Fortescue Phillimore, GCB, KCMG, MVO (23 December 1864 – 8 November 1940) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth from 1923 to 1926.

[4] He was posted to HMS Goliath on 27 March 1900,[5] and joined her in the China Station where she took part in the response to the Boxer Rebellion later in 1900.

[2] Phillimore served in the First World War, resuming command of HMS Inflexible in 1914, and then as Principal Beach Master for the landings at Cape Helles in the Dardanelles in April 1915.

[2] He went on to be liaison officer to the Imperial Russian Headquarters in 1915 and commander of the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet in 1916.

[2] He was then made Admiral commanding the Aircraft of the Grand Fleet in 1917,[2] and took part in Second Battle of Heligoland Bight in November that year.