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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Home Chisholme St. Clair|William H. C. St. Clair]]'''|'''[[Sheerness Gunnery School|In Command of Sheerness Gunnery School]]'''<br>2 Mar, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 2 March, 1896. Issue '''34827''', col B, p. 6.</ref> – 11 May, 1898|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Frederick Stanley Mann|William F. S. Mann]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Home Chisholme St. Clair|William H. C. St. Clair]]'''|'''[[Sheerness Gunnery School|In Command of Sheerness Gunnery School]]'''<br>2 Mar, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 2 March, 1896. Issue '''34827''', col B, p. 6.</ref> – 11 May, 1898|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Frederick Stanley Mann|William F. S. Mann]]'''}} | ||
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Sturges Jackson|Thomas S. Jackson]]'''<br><small>as '''Command of Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth'''</small>|'''[[Fleet Reserve (Royal Navy)|Captain of | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Sturges Jackson|Thomas S. Jackson]]'''<br><small>as '''Command of Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth'''</small>|'''[[Fleet Reserve (Royal Navy)|Captain of Portsmouth Fleet Reserve]]'''<br>11 Jan, 1898<ref>Hammet Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 572.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Leslie Burr|John L. Burr]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Wollaston Comyns Karslake|Wollaston C. Karslake]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Duke of Wellington (1852)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Duke of Wellington'']]'''<br>11 May, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 245}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Wilson|William Wilson]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Wollaston Comyns Karslake|Wollaston C. Karslake]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Duke of Wellington (1852)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Duke of Wellington'']]'''<br>11 May, 1898{{NLOct98|p. 245}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Wilson|William Wilson]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Burges Watson|Burges Watson]]'''|'''[[Malta Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard]]'''<br>16 Jan, 1902{{NMI|Tuesday, 31 December, 1901. Issue '''36652''', col C, p. 9}} – Feb, 1905{{MackieRNSA}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Charles Burgoyne Bromley|Arthur C. B. Bromley]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Burges Watson|Burges Watson]]'''|'''[[Malta Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard]]'''<br>16 Jan, 1902{{NMI|Tuesday, 31 December, 1901. Issue '''36652''', col C, p. 9}} – Feb, 1905{{MackieRNSA}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Charles Burgoyne Bromley|Arthur C. B. Bromley]]'''}} |
Revision as of 00:04, 14 September 2022
Vice-Admiral James Lacon Hammet, C.V.O., Royal Navy (15 May, 1848 – 15 February, 1905) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Hammet was confirmed in the rank of Lieutenant dated 29 July, 1869 on passing college in December, 1870.
Hammet was promoted to the rank of Commander on 23 June, 1880.[1]
In 1885, Hammet was awarded the Royal Humane Society's clasp for his Bronze Medal.[2]
Hammet was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1886, at the relatively young age of thirty-seven.[3] On 15 December, 1890, he was appointed in command of the troop ship Tamar.[4]
On 1 January, 1900, Hammet was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral.[5] He served as one of the three umpires for the 1901 naval manœuvres.[6]
On the occasion of the King's visit to Malta Hammet was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) on 21 April, 1903.[7]
Hammet was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 January, 1905.[8]
His successor at Malta was appointed on 16 January, 1905. Hammet started for home, but was not to make it; he died at the Grand Hotel in Florence on 15 February, following two days' illness.
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 17 February, 1905. Issue 37633, col F, p. 8.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17.
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24858. p. 2646. 25 June, 1880.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1885). p. 595.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25545. p. 7. 1 January, 1886.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 256.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
- ↑ List of His Majesty's Ships, Vessels, and Torpedo Boats Engaged in the Naval Manœuvres (July, 1901). p. 10.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27560. p. 3525. 2 June, 1903.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27751. p. 150. 6 January, 1905.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1890). p. 252.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, 28 October, 1893. Issue 34094, col B, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 28 January, 1896. Issue 34798, col D, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1897). p. 268l.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 2 March, 1896. Issue 34827, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ Hammet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 572.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 245.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 31 December, 1901. Issue 36652, col C, p. 9.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.