Admiral William John Ward (9 December 1829 â 20 November 1900) was a Royal Navy officer who became Admiral Superintendent of the Malta Dockyard.
Born the son of Edward Southwell Ward, 3rd Viscount Bangor, Ward joined the Royal Navy in 1843. He served as the captain of the ironclad in the early 1870s. Promoted to rear admiral on 23 July 1880, he became Admiral Superintendent of the Malta Dockyard in March 1885. He was promoted to vice admiral on 7 July 1886 and to full admiral on 5 April 1892.