Hugh Lindsay Patrick Heard
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. He grounded her on 16 June, 1913 and was informed that he was too late in anchoring her in the prevailing conditions. He was discharged from the ship on 1 July, and directly appointed in command of H.M.S. Exmouth, then operating with the Sixth Battle Squadron. He would remain there until February, 1914 when he was appointed to President for a signal course.[4]
Great War
In August 1914, he assumed command of the destroyer Grafton.
He was appointed to command the destroyer Duncan on 3 July, 1915 and remained in her until 15 April, 1917. On 23 April, he was appointed to Colleen as Senior Naval Officer, Berehaven as Commodore, Second Class.[5]
Post-War
He was appointed to command battlecruiser Renown on 7 January, 1919.[6]
Heard was also appointed in command of the battlecruiser Indomitable on 16 January, 1919.[7]
He was appointed to command the battleship Centurion on 1 March, 1919.[8]
He was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 26 February, 1921.[9]
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.[10]
He was promoted to Admiral on the Retired List on 15 May, 1930.[11]
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cunningham R. de C. Foot |
Captain of H.M.S. Magnificent May, 1912[12] |
Succeeded by Frederic A. Whitehead |
| Preceded by Thomas W. Kemp |
Captain of H.M.S. Exmouth Jul, 1913[13] |
Succeeded by Henry R. Veale |
| Preceded by Charles E. W. Pyddoke |
Captain of H.M.S. Grafton Aug, 1914[14] |
Succeeded by Henry E. Grace |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Columbella 23 Nov, 1914[15] |
Succeeded by Hector L. Watts-Jones |
| Preceded by Alexander P. Davidson |
Captain of H.M.S. Duncan 3 Jul, 1915[16] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Arthur W. Craig |
Captain of H.M.S. Renown 7 Jan, 1919[17] |
Succeeded by Ernest A. Taylor |
| Preceded by Ernest K. Loring |
Captain of H.M.S. Indomitable 16 Jan, 1919[18] |
Succeeded by Henry R. Veale |
| Preceded by Douglas L. Dent |
Captain of H.M.S. Centurion 1 Mar, 1919[19] |
Succeeded by Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton |
Footnotes
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, p. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 819.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 754.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401i.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, p. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 819.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 754.
