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Captain Herbert Algernon Adam, C.B.E., Royal Navy (3 January, 1872 – 27 September, 1920) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Adam was the younger son of the Reverend Benjamin W. Adam, D.D., of the Rectory, Bantry, Co. Dublin.^[1]

He was appointed to command the battleship Queen on 1 May, 1914.^[2]

He was appointed to command Cornwall on 5 July, 1917.^[3]

He was appointed to command Neptune on 10 January, 1919.^[4]

Adams died "suddenly" on 27 September, 1920 at the age of forty-eight.^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 29 September, 1920. Issue 42528, col A, pg. 1.
↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 375c.
↑ Navy List (December, 1918). p. 766.
↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, pg. 3.

"Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 29 September, 1920. Issue 42528, col A, pg. 1.

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 He was appointed to command [[H.M.S. Cornwall (1902)|''Cornwall'']] on  5 July, 1917.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 766.</ref>
+He was appointed to command [[H.M.S. Neptune (1909)|''Neptune'']] on 10 January, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 7 January, 1919.  Issue '''41991''', col C, pg. 3.</ref>
 Adams died "suddenly" on 27 September, 1920 at the age of forty-eight.<ref name=TimesObit/>
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