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At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Grant placed thirty-seventh out of the successful batch of forty-six.<ref>"Naval Cadetships" (News).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 June, 1877.  Issue '''28982''', col A, p. 14.</ref>
At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Grant placed thirty-seventh out of the successful batch of forty-six.<ref>"Naval Cadetships" (News).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 30 June, 1877.  Issue '''28982''', col A, p. 14.</ref>


Grant was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 21 June, 1887.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25712/pages/3366 no. 25712.  p. 3366.]  21 June, 1887.</ref>
Grant was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 21 June, 1887.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25712/pages/3366 no. 25712.  p. 3366.]  21 June, 1887.</ref>


On 12 December, 1895, Grant was appointed to the new battleship [[H.M.S. Majestic (1895)|''Majestic'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 18 November, 1895.  Issue '''34737''', col E, p. 7.</ref>
On 12 December, 1895, Grant was appointed to the new battleship [[H.M.S. Majestic (1895)|''Majestic'']].<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 18 November, 1895.  Issue '''34737''', col E, p. 7.</ref>


Grant was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1899.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27099/pages/4345 no. 27099.  p. 4345.]  14 July, 1899.</ref>
Grant was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1899.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27099/pages/4345 no. 27099.  p. 4345.]  14 July, 1899.</ref>


==Captain==
==Captain==
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1904.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27750/pages/25 no. 27750.  p. 25.]  3 January, 1905.</ref>
He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1904.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27750/pages/25 no. 27750.  p. 25.]  3 January, 1905.</ref>


==Great War==
==Great War==
He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S Canopus (1897)|''Canopus'']] on 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 288.</ref>
He was appointed command of the battleship [[H.M.S Canopus (1897)|''Canopus'']] on 1 August, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 288.</ref>


On 14 March, 1916, Grant was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) dated 1 January.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29507/supplements/2869 (Supplement) no. 29507.  p. 2869.]  14 March, 1916.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 4 June vice [[Herbert Arthur Stevenson Fyler|Fyler]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29621/supplements/5828 (Supplement) no. 29621.  p. 5828.]  13 June, 1916.</ref>  On 19 June, 1917 he was appointed Senior Officer and in Charge of all H.M. Naval Establishments at Gibraltar.  He assumed command on 5 July.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918).  p. 7.</ref>
On 14 March, 1916, Grant was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) dated 1 January.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29507/supplements/2869 (Supplement) no. 29507.  p. 2869.]  14 March, 1916.</ref>  He was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 4 June vice [[Herbert Arthur Stevenson Fyler|Fyler]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29621/supplements/5828 (Supplement) no. 29621.  p. 5828.]  13 June, 1916.</ref>  On 19 June, 1917 he was appointed Senior Officer and in Charge of all H.M. Naval Establishments at Gibraltar.  He assumed command on 5 July.<ref>''Supplement to the Monthly Navy List'' (November, 1918).  p. 7.</ref>


He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 25 March, 1920, vice [[Francis William Kennedy|Kennedy]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/3186/pages/4474 no. 3186.  p. 4474.]  16 April, 1920.</ref>
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 25 March, 1920, vice [[Francis William Kennedy|Kennedy]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/3186/pages/4474 no. 3186.  p. 4474.]  16 April, 1920.</ref>


==Post-War & Retirement==
==Post-War & Retirement==
Grant was placed on the Retired List on 26 March, 1920.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31870/pages/4575 no. 31870.  p. 4575.]  20 April, 1920.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 8 May, 1925.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33049/pages/3445 no. 33049.  p. 3445.]  22 May, 1925.</ref>
Grant was placed on the Retired List on 26 March, 1920.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31870/pages/4575 no. 31870.  p. 4575.]  20 April, 1920.</ref>  He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 8 May, 1925.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33049/pages/3445 no. 33049.  p. 3445.]  22 May, 1925.</ref>


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 22:08, 24 September 2012

Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. Grant, portrait as a Rear-Admiral.
Portrait: Francis Dodd.

Admiral SIR Heathcoat Salusbury Grant, K.C.M.G., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (13 February, 1864 – 25 September, 1938) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

At the examination for Naval Cadetships, Grant placed thirty-seventh out of the successful batch of forty-six.[1]

Grant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 21 June, 1887.[2]

On 12 December, 1895, Grant was appointed to the new battleship Majestic.[3]

Grant was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1899.[4]

Captain

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1904.[5]

Great War

He was appointed command of the battleship Canopus on 1 August, 1914.[6]

On 14 March, 1916, Grant was appointed an Additional Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) dated 1 January.[7] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 4 June vice Fyler.[8] On 19 June, 1917 he was appointed Senior Officer and in Charge of all H.M. Naval Establishments at Gibraltar. He assumed command on 5 July.[9]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 25 March, 1920, vice Kennedy.[10]

Post-War & Retirement

Grant was placed on the Retired List on 26 March, 1920.[11] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 May, 1925.[12]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, p. 14.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25712. p. 3366. 21 June, 1887.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 18 November, 1895. Issue 34737, col E, p. 7.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27099. p. 4345. 14 July, 1899.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
  6. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 288.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29507. p. 2869. 14 March, 1916.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828. 13 June, 1916.
  9. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 7.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 3186. p. 4474. 16 April, 1920.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31870. p. 4575. 20 April, 1920.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33049. p. 3445. 22 May, 1925.

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Heathcoat Grant" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 September, 1938. Issue 48110, col B, pg. 14.

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles F. Sowerby 		Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C.
1912 – 1914 		Succeeded by
Guy R. A. Gaunt

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