Heathcoat Salusbury Grant
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
Grant was appointed in command of the battleship Canopus on 1 August, 1914.[6] After the war, he recalled that he took command of the Canopus "with somewhat mixed feelings ... it was not exhilarating to find that on the almost certainty of war with Germany, one would command an almost obsolete battleship of the Battle Squadron."[7]
On 14 March, 1916, he 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.[8] He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 4 June vice Fyler.[9] On 19 June, 1917 he was appointed Senior Officer and in Charge of all H.M. Naval Establishments at Gibraltar, assuming command on 5 July.[10]
Post-War & Retirement
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 25 March, 1920, vice Kennedy.[11] He was placed on the Retired List the next day.[12]
In 1923 Grant's recollections of his command of the Canopus were published in four parts in The Naval Review.
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 May, 1925.[13]
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Heathcoat Grant" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 September, 1938. Issue 48110, col B, p. 14.
- Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—I." The Naval Review XI (1): pp. 143-152.
- Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—II." The Naval Review XI (2): pp. 324-337.
- Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—III." The Naval Review XI (3): pp. 526-537.
- Grant, Vice Admiral Sir Heathcoat S. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—IV." The Naval Review XI (4): pp. 717-736.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
| 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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| Preceded by New Position |
Admiral Superintendent of H.M. Dockyard and in Charge of Shore Establishments at Dover 1917 |
Succeeded by Cecil F. Dampier
|
| Preceded by Bernard Currey |
Senior Officer and in Charge of All H.M. Naval Establishments at Gibraltar 1917 – 1919 |
Succeeded by Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edward P. Ashe |
Captain of H.M.S. Kent 24 Aug, 1905[14] – ? |
Succeeded by Spencer V. Y. de Horsey |
| Preceded by Robert S. P. Hornby |
Captain of H.M.S. Diana 6 Nov, 1906[15] – ? |
Succeeded by Thomas W. Kemp |
| Preceded by Ernest G. Barton |
Captain of H.M.S. Black Prince 12 Jan, 1911[16] – ? |
Succeeded by John S. Luard |
| Preceded by Tristan Dannreuther |
Captain of H.M.S. Canopus 1 Aug, 1914[17] – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Bernard Currey |
Senior Officer, Gibraltar 19 Jun, 1917[18] – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Cadetships" (News). The Times. Saturday, 30 June, 1877. Issue 28982, col A, p. 14.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25712. p. 3366. 21 June, 1887.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 18 November, 1895. Issue 34737, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27099. p. 4345. 14 July, 1899.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27750. p. 25. 3 January, 1905.
- ↑ The Navy List (December, 1914), p. 288.
- ↑ Grant. "H.M.S. Canopus, August, 1914, to March, 1916—I." p. 152.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29507. p. 2869. 14 March, 1916.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29621. p. 5828. 13 June, 1916.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 7.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 3186. p. 4474. 16 April, 1920.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31870. p. 4575. 20 April, 1920.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33049. p. 3445. 22 May, 1925.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 301.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 December, 1910. Issue 39458, col A, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 288.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1918). p. 7.
