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'''James Dexter Adams''' (4 May, 1848 – 19 February, 1922) served in the [[United States Navy]].
  
 
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Adams was born in Albany, New York but was appointed to the Naval Academy from Mississippi in 1864.{{USOfficerReg1900|pp. 14-15}}
  
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Adams was promoted to the rank of {{LieutUS}} on 15 September 1873.{{USOfficerReg1879|pp. 30-31}} In 1892 he served as Executive Officer of the sloop {{US-Constellation}}.<ref>''Baltimore Sun'' 11 March, 1892 p. 4</ref>
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His next tour was at the Naval Academy, during which time Adams was promoted to the rank of {{LCommUS}} on 7 September, 1894. By 1895 he was the Acting Head of the Department of Seamanship, Naval Construction, and Naval Tactics.{{USOfficerReg1895|pp. 14-15, 75}}
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From 1895 to 1897 Adams served as the first Executive Officer of {{US-Amphitrite}}.{{USOfficerReg1898|pp. 12-13}} During the Spanish-American War, he interrupted an extended tour at the Hydrographic Office with duty as the first commanding officer of the converted yacht {{US-Yankton}},<ref>* [https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/y/yankton.html DANFS]</ref> remaining in command at least through late August.<ref>''Baltimore Sun'' 23 August, 1898 p. 1.</ref>
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Adams was promoted to the rank of {{CommUS}} on 3 March, 1899.{{USOfficerReg1900|pp. 14-15}} In 1900 he briefly commanded the gunboat {{US-Machias}} before that ship decommissioned for refit, and immediately transferred to the recommissioned gunboat {{US-Bancroft}}.<ref>''Boston Evening Transcript'' 15 August, 1900 p. 3.</ref>
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By early 1902, Adams was appointed to command the training ship {{US-Alert}}{{USOfficerReg1902|pp. 12-13, 161}}
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Adams was promoted to the rank of {{CaptUS}} on 31 December, 1903.{{USOfficerReg1904|pp. 10-11}} In July, 1905 he assumed command of the protected cruiser {{US-Olympia}}, then serving as flagship of the Third Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet,{{USOfficerReg1906|pp. 8-9, 184}} and remained in command into 1906.{{USOfficerReg1907|pp. 8-9}}
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In 1906 Adams was appointed as the first commanding officer of the armoured cruiser {{US-Washington}}.{{USOfficerReg1907|pp. 8-9}} He then served as Captain of the Yard at the [[New York Navy Yard]] from mid-1907 and was relieved of this assignment on 30 November, 1908.<ref>''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'' 30 November, 1908 p. 16.</ref>
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Adams was promoted to the rank of {{RearUS}} on 25 October, 1908.{{USOfficerReg1909|pp. 6-7}} His only service as a flag officer was as Commandant of the [[Charleston Navy Yard]], with additional duty commanding the [[Sixth Naval District]],{{USOfficerReg1909|pp. 6-7}} from 2 January 1909 until his retirement due to age on 4 May 1910.{{USOfficerReg1911|pp. 136, 203}}
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Revision as of 22:14, 25 January 2022

James Dexter Adams (4 May, 1848 – 19 February, 1922) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

Adams was born in Albany, New York but was appointed to the Naval Academy from Mississippi in 1864.[1]

Adams was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 September 1873.[2] In 1892 he served as Executive Officer of the sloop Constellation.[3]

His next tour was at the Naval Academy, during which time Adams was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 7 September, 1894. By 1895 he was the Acting Head of the Department of Seamanship, Naval Construction, and Naval Tactics.[4]

From 1895 to 1897 Adams served as the first Executive Officer of Amphitrite.[5] During the Spanish-American War, he interrupted an extended tour at the Hydrographic Office with duty as the first commanding officer of the converted yacht Yankton,[6] remaining in command at least through late August.[7]

Adams was promoted to the rank of Commander on 3 March, 1899.[8] In 1900 he briefly commanded the gunboat Machias before that ship decommissioned for refit, and immediately transferred to the recommissioned gunboat Bancroft.[9]

By early 1902, Adams was appointed to command the training ship Alert[10]

Adams was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1903.[11] In July, 1905 he assumed command of the protected cruiser Olympia, then serving as flagship of the Third Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet,[12] and remained in command into 1906.[13]

In 1906 Adams was appointed as the first commanding officer of the armoured cruiser Washington.[14] He then served as Captain of the Yard at the New York Navy Yard from mid-1907 and was relieved of this assignment on 30 November, 1908.[15]

Adams was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on 25 October, 1908.[16] His only service as a flag officer was as Commandant of the Charleston Navy Yard, with additional duty commanding the Sixth Naval District,[17] from 2 January 1909 until his retirement due to age on 4 May 1910.[18]

There is no evidence Adams was recalled to active duty in World War I. Adams died in Washington, DC on 19 February, 1922.[19]


See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of U.S.S. Yankton
3 May, 1898[20] 		Succeeded by
George L. Dyer
Preceded by
Harrison G. O. Colby 		Captain of U.S.S. Olympia
7 Jun, 1905[21] 		Succeeded by
Archibald H. Scales
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of U.S.S. Washington
7 Aug, 1906[22] – 7 Oct, 1907[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Austin M. Knight
Preceded by
George L. Dyer 		Commandant, Navy Yard, Charleston
2 Jan, 1909[23] – 15 Apr, 1910[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Charles E. Fox

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. pp. 14-15.
  2. ↑ Register of Officers, 1879. pp. 30-31.
  3. ↑ Baltimore Sun 11 March, 1892 p. 4
  4. ↑ Register of Officers, 1895. pp. 14-15, 75.
  5. ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. pp. 12-13.
  6. ↑ * DANFS
  7. ↑ Baltimore Sun 23 August, 1898 p. 1.
  8. ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. pp. 14-15.
  9. ↑ Boston Evening Transcript 15 August, 1900 p. 3.
  10. ↑ Register of Officers, 1902. pp. 12-13, 161.
  11. ↑ Register of Officers, 1904. pp. 10-11.
  12. ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. pp. 8-9, 184.
  13. ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. pp. 8-9.
  14. ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. pp. 8-9.
  15. ↑ Brooklyn Daily Eagle 30 November, 1908 p. 16.
  16. ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. pp. 6-7.
  17. ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. pp. 6-7.
  18. ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. pp. 136, 203.
  19. ↑ Washington Herald 21 February, 1922 p. 3.
  20. ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 8.
  21. ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. p. 8.
  22. ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p. 8.
  23. ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 6.

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