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{{RearRN}} '''Hugh Lindsay Patrick Heard''', C.B., D.S.O., ( – ) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{AdmRN}} '''Hugh Lindsay Patrick Heard''', C.B., D.S.O., (2 August, 1869 – 23 July, 1934) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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He was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June 1910.
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Though his father S. T. Heard, Esquire lived in Ireland, Hugh Heard was born in Bangalore on 2 August, 1869.
  
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Heard was made captain of {{UK-Magnificent}} in May, 1912 until some time in 1913.{{MackieRNW}}
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He was promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1892.<ref>Heard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref>
  
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He was given command of {{UK-Exmouth|f=p}} in July 1913, and would remain there until February, 1914.{{MackieRNW}}
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Heard was promoted to {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1903.  In 1904, he received Admiralty thanks for his invention of an instrument for determining [[Range Rate]], perhaps similar to, but distinct from the [[Dumaresq]].<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref>
  
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In August 1914, he assumed command of the {{UK-Grafton|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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Heard was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June 1910.<ref>Heard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref>
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Heard was appointed captain of {{UK-Magnificent}} on 13 May, 1912 and commanded her until July, 1913.
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He was immediately appointed in command of {{UK-Exmouth|f=p}} in July 1913, and would remain there until February, 1914.
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==Great War==
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In August 1914, he assumed command of the {{UK-Grafton|f=t}}.
  
 
He was appointed to command the {{UK-Duncan|f=t}} on 3 July, 1915.{{NLOct15|p. 393''o''}}
 
He was appointed to command the {{UK-Duncan|f=t}} on 3 July, 1915.{{NLOct15|p. 393''o''}}
  
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==Post-War==
 
He was appointed to command {{UK-Renown|f=t}} on 7 January, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 7 January, 1919.  Issue '''41991''', col C, p. 3.</ref>
 
He was appointed to command {{UK-Renown|f=t}} on 7 January, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 7 January, 1919.  Issue '''41991''', col C, p. 3.</ref>
  
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He was appointed to command the {{UK-Centurion|f=t}} on 1 March, 1919.{{NLAug19|p. 754}}
 
He was appointed to command the {{UK-Centurion|f=t}} on 1 March, 1919.{{NLAug19|p. 754}}
  
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He was promoted to {{RearRN}} on 26 February, 1921.
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He was promoted to {{RearRN}} on 26 February, 1921.<ref>Heard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref>
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He was promoted to {{ViceRN}} on 7 July, 1926 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with the [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]].<ref>Heard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref>
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He was promoted to {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 15 May, 1930.<ref>Heard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
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Revision as of 09:30, 20 April 2015

Admiral Hugh Lindsay Patrick Heard, C.B., D.S.O., (2 August, 1869 – 23 July, 1934) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Though his father S. T. Heard, Esquire lived in Ireland, Hugh Heard was born in Bangalore on 2 August, 1869.

He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 April, 1892.[1]

Heard was promoted to Commander on 31 December, 1903. In 1904, he received Admiralty thanks for his invention of an instrument for determining Range Rate, perhaps similar to, but distinct from the Dumaresq.[2]

Heard was promoted to Captain on 30 June 1910.[3]

Heard was appointed captain of Magnificent on 13 May, 1912 and commanded her until July, 1913.

He was immediately appointed in command of H.M.S. Exmouth in July 1913, and would remain there until February, 1914.

Great War

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

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

Post-War

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.[8]

He was promoted to Vice-Admiral on 7 July, 1926 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with the Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[9]

He was promoted to Admiral on the Retired List on 15 May, 1930.[10]

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Cunningham R. de C. Foot 		Captain of H.M.S. Magnificent
May, 1912[11] 		Succeeded by
Frederic A. Whitehead
Preceded by
Thomas W. Kemp 		Captain of H.M.S. Exmouth
Jul, 1913[12] 		Succeeded by
Henry R. Veale
Preceded by
Charles E. W. Pyddoke 		Captain of H.M.S. Grafton
Aug, 1914[13] 		Succeeded by
Henry E. Grace
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Columbella
23 Nov, 1914[14] 		Succeeded by
Hector L. Watts-Jones
Preceded by
Alexander P. Davidson 		Captain of H.M.S. Duncan
3 Jul, 1915[15] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur W. Craig 		Captain of H.M.S. Renown
7 Jan, 1919[16] 		Succeeded by
Ernest A. Taylor
Preceded by
Ernest K. Loring 		Captain of H.M.S. Indomitable
16 Jan, 1919[17] 		Succeeded by
Henry R. Veale
Preceded by
Douglas L. Dent 		Captain of H.M.S. Centurion
1 Mar, 1919[18] 		Succeeded by
Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton
 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
  2. ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
  3. ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
  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. ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
  9. ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
  10. ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
  11. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  13. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401i.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394.
  16. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, p. 3.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 819.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 754.

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