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Rear-Admiral Hugh Lindsay Patrick Heard, C.B., D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was promoted to Captain on 30 June 1910.

Heard was made captain of Magnificent in May, 1912 until some time in 1913.[1]

He was given command of H.M.S. Exmouth in July 1913, and would remain there until February, 1914.[2]

In August 1914, he assumed command of the destroyer Grafton.[3]

He was appointed to command the destroyer Duncan on 3 July, 1915.[4]

He was appointed to command battlecruiser Renown on 7 January, 1919.[5]

Heard was also appointed in command of the battlecruiser Indomitable on 16 January, 1919.[6]

He was appointed to command the battleship Centurion on 1 March, 1919.[7]

He was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 26 February, 1921.

Bibliography

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Cunningham R. de C. Foot
Captain of H.M.S. Magnificent
May, 1912[8]
Succeeded by
Frederic A. Whitehead
Preceded by
Thomas W. Kemp
Captain of H.M.S. Exmouth
Jul, 1913[9]
Succeeded by
Henry R. Veale
Preceded by
Charles E. W. Pyddoke
Captain of H.M.S. Grafton
Aug, 1914[10]
Succeeded by
Henry E. Grace
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Columbella
23 Nov, 1914[11]
Succeeded by
Hector L. Watts-Jones
Preceded by
Alexander P. Davidson
Captain of H.M.S. Duncan
3 Jul, 1915[12]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur W. Craig
Captain of H.M.S. Renown
7 Jan, 1919[13]
Succeeded by
Ernest A. Taylor
Preceded by
Ernest K. Loring
Captain of H.M.S. Indomitable
16 Jan, 1919[14]
Succeeded by
Henry R. Veale
Preceded by
Douglas L. Dent
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion
1 Mar, 1919[15]
Succeeded by
Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton
 

Footnotes

  1. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  2. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393o.
  5. "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, p. 3.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 819.
  7. The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 754.
  8. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  9. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  10. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401i.
  12. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394.
  13. "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, p. 3.
  14. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 819.
  15. The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 754.

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