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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> | ||
| − | He was appointed captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}} in October 1912, remaining there until | + | He was appointed captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}} in October 1912, remaining there until the turn of the year.{{MackieRNW}} |
| − | + | Adam served as captain of the {{UK-Vengeance|f=t}} from January 1913{{MackieRNW}} until 1 May, 1914, when he was appointed to command the battleship {{UK-Queen}} on 1 May, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 375''c''.</ref> | |
==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 16 October 2012
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]
He was appointed captain of H.M.S. Jupiter in October 1912, remaining there until the turn of the year.[2]
Adam served as captain of the battleship Vengeance from January 1913[3] until 1 May, 1914, when he was appointed to command the battleship Queen on 1 May, 1914.[4]
Great War
Adam was appointed to command the heavy cruiser Cornwall on 5 July, 1917.[5]
He was appointed to command the light cruiser Neptune on 10 January, 1919.[6]
Adams died "suddenly" on 27 September, 1920 at the age of forty-eight.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 29 September, 1920. Issue 42528, col A, p. 1.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ 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.
Bibliography
- "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 29 September, 1920. Issue 42528, col A, pg. 1.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/89.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
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