Herbert Algernon Adam

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.

Adam was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 July, 1892.

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

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

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

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.

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.

On 1 May, 1914, he was appointed to command the battleship Queen on 1 May, 1914. 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. Adams was superseded in command of Queen in June, 1916.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, no service is indicated in his record until his next appointment, in command of the armoured cruiser Cornwall, dated 5 July, 1917.

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

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

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 – 5 Mar, 1908	Succeeded by Maurice S. FitzMaurice
Preceded by Murray F. Sueter	Captain of H.M.S. Barham 5 Mar, 1908 – 19 Feb, 1910	Succeeded by W. A. Howard Kelly
Preceded by Henry G. G. Sandeman	Captain of H.M.S. Dido 5 Sep, 1911 – Aug, 1912	Succeeded by Berwick Curtis
Preceded by Godfrey Tuke	Captain of H.M.S. Prince George 2 Jul, 1912 – 4 Oct, 1912	Succeeded by John B. Sparks
Preceded by Arthur G. Smith	Captain of H.M.S. Jupiter 4 Oct, 1912 – 9 Jan, 1913	Succeeded by Octavius H. Daniel
Preceded by Francis E. M. Garforth	Captain of H.M.S. Vengeance 9 Jan, 1913 – 1 May, 1914	Succeeded by Bertram H. Smith
Preceded by John W. L. McClintock	Captain of H.M.S. Queen 1 May, 1914 – Jun, 1916	Succeeded by Ernest A. Taylor
Preceded by Robert N. Bax	Captain of H.M.S. Prince of Wales early Jun, 1916 – 8 Jun, 1916	Succeeded by Douglas L. Dent
Preceded by Maurice S. FitzMaurice	Principal Naval Transport Officer, Salonika Jun, 1916 – 26 Jan, 1917	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Walter M. Ellerton	Captain of H.M.S. Cornwall 5 Jul, 1917 – 1 Jan, 1919	Succeeded by Henry K. Kitson
Preceded by John R. Segrave	Captain of H.M.S. Neptune 10 Jan, 1919 – 31 Mar, 1919	Succeeded by William B. Macdonald
Preceded by Louis H. Crozier	Captain of H.M.S. Hercules 1 Apr, 1919 – 31 Jul, 1919	Succeeded by James T. Bush
Preceded by Charles F. Thorp	Senior Naval Officer, Harwich 15 Aug, 1919 – 31 Dec, 1919	Succeeded by Francis G. St. John