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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 {{LieutRN}} on 31 July, 1892.<ref>Adam Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/215.}}  f. 232.</ref>


He married Emily Banner Clough Johnstone on 30 December, 1898.<ref>Adam Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 232.</ref>
He married Emily Banner Clough Johnstone on 30 December, 1898.<ref>Adam Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/215.}}  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 {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1903.<ref>Adam Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/215.}}  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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In September 1911, he assumed command of the {{UK-Dido|f=t}}.
In September 1911, he assumed command of the {{UK-Dido|f=t}}.


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 196/43/215.}}  f. 232.</ref>


He was appointed as captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}} in October, 1912.
He was appointed as captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}} in October, 1912.
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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}}


On 1 May, 1914, he was appointed to command the battleship {{UK-Queen}} on 1 May, 1914.{{NLDec14|p. 375''c''}}
On 1 May, 1914, he was appointed to command the battleship {{UK-Queen}} on 1 May, 1914.{{NLDec14|p. 375''c''}} He commanded her until June, 1916.  She operated with the {{UK-BS|5}} during operations off Gallipoli, where she contributed to shore bombardments.  He submitted a report in October 1915 covering the methods employed in bombarding targets which were hard to see from the guns.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 1/8440/335}}, Enclosure 1.</ref>  Adams was superseded in command of {{UK-Queen}} in June, 1916.
 
After a week in command of {{UK-PrinceOfWales}}, Adam was ordered to return home, but was actually appointed to {{UK-StGeorge}}, additional, to serve as Principal Naval Transport Officer, [[Salonika]].  Ordered home in January 1917, <ref>Adam Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/215.}}  f. 232.</ref>


==Great War==
Adam was appointed to command the {{UK-1Cornwall|f=t}} on 5 July, 1917.{{NLDec18|p. 766}}
Adam was appointed to command the {{UK-1Cornwall|f=t}} on 5 July, 1917.{{NLDec18|p. 766}}


He was appointed to command the {{UK-1Neptune|f=t}} on 10 January, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 7 January, 1919.  Issue '''41991''', col C, p. 3.</ref>
He was appointed to command the {{UK-1Neptune|f=t}} on 10 January, 1919.{{NavAppts|Tuesday, 7 January, 1919.  Issue '''41991''', col C, p. 3}}


Adams died "suddenly" on 27 September, 1920 at the age of forty-eight.<ref name=TimesObit/>
Adams died "suddenly" on 27 September, 1920 at the age of forty-eight.<ref name=TimesObit/>

Revision as of 13:50, 14 February 2020

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]

He married Emily Banner Clough Johnstone on 30 December, 1898.[3]

Adam was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1903.[4]

Adam was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1910.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

On 1 May, 1914, he was appointed to command the battleship Queen on 1 May, 1914.[8] He commanded her until June, 1916. She operated with the Fifth Battle Squadron during operations off Gallipoli, where she contributed to shore bombardments. He submitted a report in October 1915 covering the methods employed in bombarding targets which were hard to see from the guns.[9] Adams was superseded in command of Queen in June, 1916.

After a week in command of Prince of Wales, Adam was ordered to return home, but was actually appointed to St. George, additional, to serve as Principal Naval Transport Officer, Salonika. Ordered home in January 1917, [10]

Adam was appointed to command the armoured cruiser Cornwall on 5 July, 1917.[11]

He was appointed to command the battleship Neptune on 10 January, 1919.[12]

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
Charles H. H. Moore 		Captain of H.M.S. Trafalgar
8 Apr, 1907[13] – 5 Mar, 1908[14] 		Succeeded by
Maurice S. FitzMaurice
Preceded by
Murray F. Sueter 		Captain of H.M.S. Barham
5 Mar, 1908[15] – 19 Feb, 1910[16] 		Succeeded by
W. A. Howard Kelly
Preceded by
Henry G. G. Sandeman 		Captain of H.M.S. Dido
5 Sep, 1911[17][18] – Aug, 1912[19] 		Succeeded by
Berwick Curtis
Preceded by
Charles D. Roper 		Captain of H.M.S. Prince George
2 Jul, 1912[20] – 4 Oct, 1912[21] 		Succeeded by
John B. Sparks
Preceded by
Arthur G. Smith 		Captain of H.M.S. Jupiter
4 Oct, 1912[22] – 9 Jan, 1913[23] 		Succeeded by
Octavius H. Daniel
Preceded by
Francis E. M. Garforth 		Captain of H.M.S. Vengeance
9 Jan, 1913[24][25] – 1 May, 1914[26] 		Succeeded by
Bertram H. Smith
Preceded by
John W. L. McClintock 		Captain of H.M.S. Queen
1 May, 1914[27][28] – Jun, 1916[29] 		Succeeded by
Ernest A. Taylor
Preceded by
Robert N. Bax 		Captain of H.M.S. Prince of Wales
early Jun, 1916[30] – 8 Jun, 1916[31] 		Succeeded by
Douglas L. Dent
Preceded by
Walter M. Ellerton 		Captain of H.M.S. Cornwall
5 Jul, 1917[32][33] – 1 Jan, 1919[34] 		Succeeded by
Henry K. Kitson
Preceded by
John R. Segrave 		Captain of H.M.S. Neptune
10 Jan, 1919[35][36] – 31 Mar, 1919[37] 		Succeeded by
William B. Macdonald
Preceded by
Louis H. Crozier 		Captain of H.M.S. Hercules
1 Apr, 1919[38] – 31 Jul, 1919[39] 		Succeeded by
James T. Bush
Preceded by
Cecil S. Hickley 		Senior Naval Officer, Harwich
15 Aug, 1919[40] – 31 Dec, 1919 		Succeeded by
Francis G. St. John

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 29 September, 1920. Issue 42528, col A, p. 1.
  2. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/215. f. 232.
  3. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/215. f. 232.
  4. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/215. f. 232.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.
  6. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/215. f. 232.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 388.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 375c.
  9. ↑ The National Archives. ADM 1/8440/335, Enclosure 1.
  10. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/215. f. 232.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 766.
  12. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, p. 3.
  13. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  14. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  15. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  16. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  17. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 301.
  19. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  20. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  21. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  22. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  23. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 388.
  25. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  26. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  27. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397f.
  28. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  29. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  30. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  31. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 766.
  33. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  34. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  35. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, p. 3.
  36. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  37. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  38. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  39. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  40. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 798.

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