Adrian Holt Smyth
Captain Adrian Holt Smyth, R.N. (10 July, 1878 – 14 April, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Smyth entered the navy with the July, 1894 term at Britannia.
Smyth was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1901.
Smyth was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[1]
Smyth assumed command of the armed merchant cruiser Moldavia from on 1 February 1916 when she commissioned with the crew of his former command, the armed merchant cruiser Teutonic.[2] He remained in command until she was lost to a torpedo in the English Channel on 23 May 1918, by which time she was serving as an American troopship. Smyth was acquitted in the Court Martial in her loss held on 4 June, though it was mentioned that he should perhaps have been zig-zagging.
Smyth was appointed in command of the battleship London on 13 June, 1918.[3]
Smyth was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1918. He was plaaced on the Retired List on 8 July, 1922. He spent time in a convalescent home in the 1930s.
World War II
Smyth seemingly served with the R.A.F.V.R.. He suffered from arthritis in his hip in late July 1943.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George P. Ross |
Captain of H.M.S. Teutonic 2 Sep, 1915 – Jan, 1916 |
Succeeded by Robert E. R. Benson |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Moldavia Jan, 1916[4] – 23 May, 1918[5] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
| Preceded by Victor G. Gurner |
Captain of H.M.S. London 13 Jun, 1918[6] – 1 Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by George P. England |
| Preceded by John B. Sparks |
Captain of H.M.S. Hecla 1 Mar, 1919 – 1 Mar, 1920 |
Succeeded by John B. Sparks |
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