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'''Humphrey Benson Jacomb''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Humphrey Benson Jacomb''', C.B.E., R.N. (27 June, 1891 &ndash; 10 March, 1969)<ref>Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England</ref> was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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The son of Reginald Benson Jacomb, wool broker.
  
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Jacomb was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1912.
  
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Jacomb was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the {{UK-Ambuscade|f=t}} on 21 June, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 729}}
 
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Jacomb was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1922.
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Jacomb was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1926.
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Jacomb was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1933.
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Jacomb was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Londonderry (1935)|''Londonderry'']] on 26 May, 1935, to assume command upon her commissioning.  He was superseded in October 1937.
  
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Jacomb was appointed to ''Calliope'', additional on 11 November, 1941, to assume command of the depot ship [[H.M.S. Blenheim (1920)|''Blenheim'']] as soon as she completed conversion and upon commissioning.  On 5 April, 1942 he was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Nelson}}, vice [[Duncan Codwise Hill|Hill]].
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Humphrey+Benson+Jacomb Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 11:20, 7 April 2022

Captain Humphrey Benson Jacomb, C.B.E., R.N. (27 June, 1891 – 10 March, 1969)[1] was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Reginald Benson Jacomb, wool broker.

Jacomb was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1912.

Jacomb was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the destroyer Ambuscade on 21 June, 1918.[2]

Post-War

Jacomb was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1922.

Jacomb was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1926.

Jacomb was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1933.

Jacomb was appointed in command of Londonderry on 26 May, 1935, to assume command upon her commissioning. He was superseded in October 1937.

World War II

Jacomb was appointed to Calliope, additional on 11 November, 1941, to assume command of the depot ship Blenheim as soon as she completed conversion and upon commissioning. On 5 April, 1942 he was appointed in command of the battleship Nelson, vice Hill.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. P37
Mar, 1917[3] – 28 Feb, 1918 		Succeeded by
Villiers J. H. H. Sankey
Preceded by
Harold G. Campbell 		Captain of H.M.S. Liberty
28 Feb, 1918 – 21 Jun, 1918 		Succeeded by
George H. Creswell
Preceded by
Maxwell A. C. Ritter 		Captain of H.M.S. Ambuscade
21 Jun, 1918[4] – 21 Mar, 1919 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Richard C. A. Littleton 		Captain of H.M.S. Pylades
28 Mar, 1919 – 26 Apr, 1919 		Succeeded by
Edward F. B. Law
Preceded by
Leslie H. Ashmore 		Naval Assistant to Admiral Commanding Reserves
7 Apr, 1938 – 18 Dec, 1939[5] 		Succeeded by
Vernon S. Butler
Preceded by
Thomas Harland 		Captain of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign
15 Dec, 1939[6] – 26 Sep, 1941 		Succeeded by
Reginald H. Portal
Preceded by
Duncan C. Hill 		Captain of H.M.S. Nelson
5 Apr, 1942[7] – 12 Jan, 1943 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell
Preceded by
Ernest R. Archer 		Captain of H.M.S. Victory
20 Mar, 1943[8] – May, 1945[9] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey A. B. Hawkins
Preceded by
Ernest R. Archer 		Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth
30 Mar, 1943 – 20 May, 1945 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey A. B. Hawkins

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
  2. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 729.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396e.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 729.
  5. ↑ Superseded that day. Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.
  6. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  7. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  8. ↑ Jacomb Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/53/134. f. 133.
  9. ↑ Jacomb Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/53/134. f. 133.

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