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==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
Adam was the younger son of the Reverend Benjamin W. Adam, D.D., of the Rectory, Bantry, Co. Dublin.<ref name=TimesObit>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 29 September, 1920. Issue '''42528''', col A, p. 1.</ref> | Adam was the younger son of the Reverend Benjamin W. Adam, D.D., of the Rectory, Bantry, Co. Dublin.<ref name=TimesObit>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 29 September, 1920. Issue '''42528''', col A, p. 1.</ref> | ||
Adam was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 July, 1892.<ref>Adam Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 232.</ref> | |||
Adam was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1903.<ref>Adam Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 232.</ref> | |||
Adam was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1910.{{NLMar13|p. 2}} | Adam was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1910.{{NLMar13|p. 2}} | ||
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He was appointed to command the {{UK-PrinceGeorge|f=t}} for manœuvres on 2 July, 1912.<ref>Adam Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 232.</ref> | He was appointed to command the {{UK-PrinceGeorge|f=t}} for manœuvres on 2 July, 1912.<ref>Adam Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 232.</ref> | ||
He was appointed captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}} in October, 1912. | He was appointed as captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}} in October, 1912. | ||
Adam was appointed as captain of the {{UK-Vengeance|f=t}} on 9 January 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 388}} | Adam was appointed as captain of the {{UK-Vengeance|f=t}} on 9 January 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 388}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:07, 13 June 2015
Captain Herbert Algernon Adam, C.B.E., Royal Navy (3 January, 1872 – 27 September, 1920) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life
Adam was the younger son of the Reverend Benjamin W. Adam, D.D., of the Rectory, Bantry, Co. Dublin.[1]
Adam was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 July, 1892.[2]
Adam was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1903.[3]
Adam was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1910.[4]
In September 1911, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Dido.
He was appointed to command the battleship Prince George for manœuvres on 2 July, 1912.[5]
He was appointed as captain of H.M.S. Jupiter in October, 1912.
Adam was appointed as captain of the battleship Vengeance on 9 January 1913.[6]
On 1 May, 1914, he was appointed to command the battleship Queen on 1 May, 1914.[7]
Great War
Adam was appointed to command the armoured cruiser Cornwall on 5 July, 1917.[8]
He was appointed to command the light cruiser Neptune on 10 January, 1919.[9]
Adams died "suddenly" on 27 September, 1920 at the age of forty-eight.[1]
Bibliography
- "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 29 September, 1920. Issue 42528, col A, pg. 1.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Henry G. G. Sandeman |
Captain of H.M.S. Dido Sep, 1911[10] |
Succeeded by Robert H. Coppinger |
| Preceded by Drury St. A. Wake |
Captain of H.M.S. Prince George 2 Jul, 1912[11] |
Succeeded by John B. Sparks |
| Preceded by Alan C. Bruce |
Captain of H.M.S. Vengeance 9 Jan, 1913[12] |
Succeeded by Bertram H. Smith |
| Preceded by John W. L. McClintock |
Captain of H.M.S. Queen 1 May, 1914[13] |
Succeeded by Ernest A. Taylor |
| Preceded by Walter M. Ellerton |
Captain of H.M.S. Cornwall 5 Jul, 1917[14] |
Succeeded by Henry K. Kitson |
| Preceded by John R. Segrave |
Captain of H.M.S. Neptune 10 Jan, 1919[15] |
Succeeded by Reginald St. P. Parry |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 29 September, 1920. Issue 42528, col A, p. 1.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 375c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 766.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, p. 3.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 388.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 766.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, p. 3.
