Robert Andrew Abernathy

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Commander Robert Andrew Abernathy (26 July, 1880 – ) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

Abernathy was born in Tennessee and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state. [1]

Upon graduating with the Class of 1900, Abernathy first served on the store ship Celtic.[2]

Abernathy was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 1 July, 1902.[3]

Abernathy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 July, 1905.[4]

Abernathy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 1 July, 1912.[5]

He was appointed to command of the old cruiser Chicago, which was then serving as a training ship for the Massachusetts Naval Militia, in 1912.[6] He retained this command until the middle of 1915.[7]

Great War

Abernathy was assigned to the battleship Kearsarge in 1915 as Executive Officer.[8] He remained on Kearsarge throughout the war and into early 1919.[9] He was promoted to the temporary rank of Commander on 1 July, 1918.[10]

Interwar Period

In May 1919 he was appointed to command the Naval Training Camp in Seattle, Washington, and was promoted to the permanent rank of Commander on 1 July, 1919.[11]

Abernathy was appointed to command the destroyer Lamberton in November 1921.[12] This was followed by appointment to command the gunboat Helena by early 1923.[13]

In November 1923, Abernathy was appointed to command the Receiving Ship at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii.[14] He remained in command into 1925.[15]

Abernathy's final active service was as Commanding Officer of the oiler Ramapo from 3 June, 1926. During this appointment he was the senior Commander on the Active List.[16]

Passed over for promotion, Abernathy retired 28 June, 1928 on his own application after 30 years of service under the Act of 13 May, 1908.[17]

World War II

Abernathy was listed as being recalled to Active duty in mid-1944 but no details are available.[18]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William R. Furlong
Captain of U.S.S. Chicago
1912[19][20] – before 1 Jun, 1915[21]
Succeeded by
Robert W. Kessler
Preceded by
Frank Slingluff, Jr.
Captain of U.S.S. Lamberton
20 Nov, 1921[22]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Arthur St. C. Smith
Captain of U.S.S. Helena
before 1 Jan, 1923[23] – before Nov, 1923[24]
Succeeded by
Edward T. Constien
Preceded by
?
Captain of U.S.S. Ramapo
3 Jun, 1926[25] – before 28 Jun, 1928[26]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. Register of Officers, 1916. p.21.
  2. Register of Officers, 1901. pp.42-43.
  3. Register of Officers, 1903. p.39.
  4. Register of Officers, 1907. p.33.
  5. Register of Officers, 1913. p.25.
  6. Register of Officers, 1913. p.24.
  7. Register of Officers, 1916. p.20.
  8. Register of Officers, 1916. pp. 21, 269.
  9. Register of Officers, 1919. p.27.
  10. Register of Officers, 1919. p.26.
  11. Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 20-21.
  12. Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 18-19.
  13. Register of Officers, 1923. p.19.
  14. Register of Officers, 1924. p.23.
  15. Register of Officers, 1926. p.20.
  16. Register of Officers, 1927. p. 20.
  17. Register of Officers, 1929. pp. 346-347.
  18. Register of Officers, 1944. p. 634.
  19. Register of Officers, 1913. p. 24.
  20. Register of Officers, 1912. p. 36.
  21. Register of Officers, 1916. p. 20.
  22. Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 18-19.
  23. Register of Officers, 1923. p.19.
  24. Register of Officers, 1924. p.23.
  25. Register of Officers, 1928. p. 20.
  26. Register of Officers, 1929. p. 346.