Robert Andrew Abernathy
Commander Robert Andrew Abernathy (26 July, 1880 – ) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Abernathy was born in Tennessee and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state. [1]
Upon graduating with the Class of 1900, Abernathy first served on the store ship Celtic.[2]
Abernathy was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 1 July, 1902.[3]
Abernathy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 July, 1905.[4]
Abernathy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 1 July, 1912.[5]
He was appointed to command of the old cruiser Chicago, which was then serving as a training ship for the Massachusetts Naval Militia, in 1912.[6] He retained this command until the middle of 1915.[7]
Great War
Abernathy was assigned to the battleship Kearsarge in 1915 as Executive Officer.[8] He remained on Kearsarge throughout the war and into early 1919.[9] He was promoted to the temporary rank of Commander on 1 July, 1918.[10]
Interwar Period
In May 1919 he was appointed to command the Naval Training Camp in Seattle, Washington, and was promoted to the permanent rank of Commander on 1 July, 1919.[11]
Abernathy was appointed to command the destroyer Lamberton in November 1921.[12] This was followed by appointment to command the gunboat Helena by early 1923.[13]
In November 1923, Abernathy was appointed to command the Receiving Ship at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii.[14] He remained in command into 1925.[15]
Abernathy's final active service was as Commanding Officer of the oiler Ramapo from 3 June, 1926. During this appointment he was the senior Commander on the Active List.[16]
Passed over for promotion, Abernathy retired 28 June, 1928 on his own application after 30 years of service under the Act of 13 May, 1908.[17]
World War II
Abernathy was listed as being recalled to Active duty in mid-1944 but no details are available.[18]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William R. Furlong |
Captain of U.S.S. Chicago 1912[19][20] – before 1 Jun, 1915[21] |
Succeeded by Robert W. Kessler |
| Preceded by Frank Slingluff, Jr. |
Captain of U.S.S. Lamberton 20 Nov, 1921[22] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Arthur St. C. Smith |
Captain of U.S.S. Helena before 1 Jan, 1923[23] – before Nov, 1923[24] |
Succeeded by Edward T. Constien |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of U.S.S. Ramapo 3 Jun, 1926[25] – before 28 Jun, 1928[26] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p.21.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1901. pp.42-43.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p.39.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p.33.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p.25.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p.24.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p.20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. pp. 21, 269.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. p.27.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. p.26.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 20-21.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 18-19.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1923. p.19.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1924. p.23.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1926. p.20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1927. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1929. pp. 346-347.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1944. p. 634.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 24.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 36.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 18-19.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1923. p.19.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1924. p.23.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1929. p. 346.
