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{{CommUS}} '''Robert Andrew Abernathy''' (26 July, 1880 &ndash; ) served in the [[United States Navy]].

==Life & Career==

Abernathy was born in Tennessee and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state. {{USOfficerReg1916|p.21}}

Upon graduating with the Class of 1900, Abernathy first served on the store ship {{US-Celtic}}.{{USOfficerReg1901|pp.42-43}}

Abernathy was promoted to the rank of {{EnsUS}} on 1 July, 1902.{{USOfficerReg1903|p.39}}

Abernathy was promoted to the rank of {{LieutUS}} on 1 July, 1905.{{USOfficerReg1907|p.33}}

Abernathy was promoted to the rank of {{LCommUS}} on 1 July, 1912.{{USOfficerReg1913|p.25}}

He was appointed to command of the old cruiser {{US-Chicago}}, which was then serving as a training ship for the [[Massachusetts Naval Militia]], in 1912.{{USOfficerReg1913|p.24}} He retained this command until the middle of 1915.{{USOfficerReg1916|p.20}}

==Great War==
Abernathy was assigned to the battleship {{US-Kearsarge}} in 1915 as Executive Officer.{{USOfficerReg1916|pp. 21, 269}} He remained on {{US-Kearsarge}} throughout the war and into early 1919.{{USOfficerReg1919|p.27}} He was promoted to the temporary rank of {{CommUS}} on 1 July, 1918.{{USOfficerReg1919|p.26}}

==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 {{CommUS}} on 1 July, 1919.{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 20-21}}

Abernathy was appointed to command the destroyer {{US-Lamberton}} in November 1921.{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 18-19}} This was followed by appointment to command the gunboat {{US-Helena}} by early 1923.{{USOfficerReg1923|p.19}}

In November 1923, Abernathy was appointed to command the Receiving Ship at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii.{{USOfficerReg1924|p.23}} He remained in command into 1925.{{USOfficerReg1926|p.20}}

Abernathy's final active service was as Commanding Officer of the oiler {{US-Ramapo}} from 3 June, 1926. During this appointment he was the senior {{CommUS}} on the Active List.{{USOfficerReg1927|p. 20}}

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.{{USOfficerReg1929|pp. 346-347}}

==World War II==

Abernathy was listed as being recalled to Active duty in mid-1944 but no details are available.{{USOfficerReg1944|p. 634}}

==See Also==
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==Bibliography==
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==Service Records==
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Rea Furlong|William R. Furlong]]'''|'''[[U.S.S. Chicago (1885)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Chicago'']]'''<br>1912{{USOfficerReg1913|p. 24}}{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 36}} &ndash; before 1 Jun, 1915{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 20}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Wood Kessler|Robert W. Kessler]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frank Slingluff, Jr.|Frank Slingluff, Jr.]]'''|'''[[U.S.S. Lamberton (1918)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Lamberton'']]'''<br>20 Nov, 1921{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 18-19}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur St. Clair Smith|Arthur St. C. Smith]]'''|'''[[U.S.S. Helena (1896)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Helena'']]'''<br>before 1 Jan, 1923{{USOfficerReg1923|p.19}} &ndash; before Nov, 1923{{USOfficerReg1924|p.23}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Theodore Constien|Edward T. Constien]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[U.S.S. Ramapo (1919)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Ramapo'']]'''<br>3 Jun, 1926{{USOfficerReg1928|p. 20}} &ndash; before 28 Jun, 1928{{USOfficerReg1929|p. 346}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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