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Adam was appointed to command the {{UK-1Cornwall|f=t}} on 5 July, 1917.{{NLDec18|p. 766}}
Adam was appointed to command the {{UK-1Cornwall|f=t}} on 5 July, 1917.{{NLDec18|p. 766}}


He was appointed to command the {{UK-Neptune|f=t}} on 10 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 the {{UK-1Neptune|f=t}} on 10 January, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 7 January, 1919.  Issue '''41991''', col C, p. 3.</ref>


Adams died "suddenly" on 27 September, 1920 at the age of forty-eight.<ref name=TimesObit/>
Adams died "suddenly" on 27 September, 1920 at the age of forty-eight.<ref name=TimesObit/>

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Captain Herbert Algernon Adam, C.B.E., Royal Navy (3 January, 1872 – 27 September, 1920) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life

Adam was the younger son of the Reverend Benjamin W. Adam, D.D., of the Rectory, Bantry, Co. Dublin.[1]

Adam was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 July, 1892.[2]

He married Emily Banner Clough Johnstone on 30 December, 1898.[3]

Adam was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1903.[4]

Adam was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1910.[5]

In September 1911, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Dido.

He was appointed to command the battleship Prince George for manœuvres on 2 July, 1912.[6]

He was appointed as captain of H.M.S. Jupiter in October, 1912.

Adam was appointed as captain of the battleship Vengeance on 9 January 1913.[7]

On 1 May, 1914, he was appointed to command the battleship Queen on 1 May, 1914.[8]

Great War

Adam was appointed to command the armoured cruiser Cornwall on 5 July, 1917.[9]

He was appointed to command the battleship Neptune on 10 January, 1919.[10]

Adams died "suddenly" on 27 September, 1920 at the age of forty-eight.[1]

Bibliography

  • "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 29 September, 1920. Issue 42528, col A, pg. 1.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles H. H. Moore 		Captain of H.M.S. Trafalgar
8 Apr, 1907[11] – 5 Mar, 1908[12] 		Succeeded by
Maurice S. FitzMaurice
Preceded by
Murray F. Sueter 		Captain of H.M.S. Barham
5 Mar, 1908[13] – 19 Feb, 1910[14] 		Succeeded by
W. A. Howard Kelly
Preceded by
Henry G. G. Sandeman 		Captain of H.M.S. Dido
5 Sep, 1911[15] – Aug, 1912[16] 		Succeeded by
Berwick Curtis
Preceded by
Charles D. Roper 		Captain of H.M.S. Prince George
2 Jul, 1912[17] – 4 Oct, 1912[18] 		Succeeded by
John B. Sparks
Preceded by
Arthur G. Smith 		Captain of H.M.S. Jupiter
4 Oct, 1912[19] – 9 Jan, 1913[20] 		Succeeded by
Octavius H. Daniel
Preceded by
Alan C. Bruce 		Captain of H.M.S. Vengeance
9 Jan, 1913[21][22] – 1 May, 1914[23] 		Succeeded by
Bertram H. Smith
Preceded by
John W. L. McClintock 		Captain of H.M.S. Queen
1 May, 1914[24][25] – Jun, 1916[26] 		Succeeded by
Ernest A. Taylor
Preceded by
Robert N. Bax 		Captain of H.M.S. Prince of Wales
early Jun, 1916[27] – 8 Jun, 1916[28] 		Succeeded by
Douglas L. Dent
Preceded by
Walter M. Ellerton 		Captain of H.M.S. Cornwall
5 Jul, 1917[29][30] – 1 Jan, 1919[31] 		Succeeded by
Henry K. Kitson
Preceded by
John R. Segrave 		Captain of H.M.S. Neptune
10 Jan, 1919[32][33] – 31 Mar, 1919[34] 		Succeeded by
Reginald St. P. Parry
Preceded by
Alexander Lowndes 		Captain of H.M.S. Hercules
1 Apr, 1919[35] – 31 Jul, 1919[36] 		Succeeded by
James T. Bush

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 29 September, 1920. Issue 42528, col A, p. 1.
  2. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  3. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  4. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.
  6. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 388.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 375c.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 766.
  10. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, p. 3.
  11. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  12. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  13. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  14. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  15. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  16. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  17. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  18. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  19. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  20. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 388.
  22. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  23. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397f.
  25. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  26. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  27. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  28. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 766.
  30. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  31. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  32. ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, p. 3.
  33. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  34. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  35. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.
  36. ↑ Adam Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 232.

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