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He was appointed captain of {{UK-Jupiter|f=p}} in October 1912, remaining there until the turn of the year.{{MackieRNW}}
 
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Adam served as captain of the {{UK-Vengeance|f=t}} from January 1913{{MackieRNW}} until 1 May, 1914, when he was appointed to command the battleship {{UK-Queen}} on 1 May, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 375''c''.</ref>
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Adam was appointed as captain of the {{UK-Vengeance|f=t}} on 9 January 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 388.</ref>
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On 1 May, 1914, he was appointed to command the battleship {{UK-Queen}} on 1 May, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 375''c''.</ref>
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==

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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]

In September 1911, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Dido.[2]

He was appointed captain of H.M.S. Jupiter in October 1912, remaining there until the turn of the year.[3]

Adam was appointed as captain of the battleship Vengeance on 9 January 1913.[4]

On 1 May, 1914, he was appointed to command the battleship Queen on 1 May, 1914.[5]

Great War

Adam was appointed to command the heavy cruiser Cornwall on 5 July, 1917.[6]

He was appointed to command the light cruiser Neptune on 10 January, 1919.[7]

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

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Wednesday, 29 September, 1920. Issue 42528, col A, p. 1.
  2. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 388.
  5. The Navy List (December, 1914). p. 375c.
  6. The Navy List (December, 1918). p. 766.
  7. "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, p. 3.

Bibliography

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

Service Records

Naval Appointments

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