Admiral Sir William Loring KCB (31 October 1811 – 4 January 1895) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy.

Promoted to Captain on 31 January 1848, he later received command of HMS Furious in 1852 on the Mediterranean Station and in 1854 participated in the Black Sea during the Crimean War.

[2] Later serving aboard HMS Iris on the East Indies Station from 24 December 1856, he was later appointed the first Commander-in-Chief of the Australia Station from 26 March 1859 until 10 March 1860, as a Commodore second class, with his pennant aboard Iris.

[2] 29 Aug 1865 at Pembroke St Mary, William Loring of full age a bach and Captain Royal Navy superintendent at the Royal Dockyard Pembroke Dock the son of Admiral Sir John Wentworth Loring KCB KCH married Frances Louisa Adams of full age a spinster of Holyland Pembroke St Michael the daughter of John Adams Esquire Gentleman by licence in front of J.H.

Both signed their names in the presence of Agnes Adams and John Adams[2] His eldest son Frederick George Loring (1869–1951) F. G. Loring was an English naval officer and writer, and an early expert in wireless telegraphy.