Difference between revisions of "Humphrey Benson Jacomb"

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to: navigation, search
(Update appts)
(Update appts)
(14 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
'''Humphrey Benson Jacomb''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
+
{{CaptRN}} '''Humphrey Benson Jacomb''', C.B.E., R.N. (27 June, 1891 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
−
<!--Jacomb was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on
+
The son of Reginald B. Jacomb, wool broker.
  
−
Jacomb was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
+
Jacomb was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1912.
  
−
Jacomb was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on
 
−
 
−
Jacomb was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on
 
−
-->
 
 
Jacomb was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the {{UK-Ambuscade|f=t}} on 21 June, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 729}}
 
Jacomb was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the {{UK-Ambuscade|f=t}} on 21 June, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 729}}
  
−
==See Also==
+
==Post-War==
−
{{refbegin}}
+
Jacomb was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1922.
−
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Benson_Jacomb}}
+
−
{{refend}}
+
  
−
==Bibliography==
+
Jacomb was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1926.
−
{{refbegin}}
+
−
{{refend}}
+
  
−
==Service Records==
+
Jacomb was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1933.
 +
 
 +
Jacomb was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Londonderry (1935)|''Londonderry'']] on 26 May, 1935, to assume command upon her commissioning.  He was superseded in October 1937.
 +
 
 +
==World War II==
 +
 
 +
Jacomb was appointed to ''Callipoe'', additional on 11 November, 1941, to assume command of the depot ship [[H.M.S. Blenheim (1920)|''Blenheim'']] as soon as she completed conversion and upon commissioning.  On 5 April, 1942 he was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Nelson}}, vice Hill.
 +
 
 +
==See Also==
 
{{refbegin}}
 
{{refbegin}}
 +
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Humphrey+Benson+Jacomb Service Records]
 +
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Benson_Jacomb}}
 
{{refend}}
 
{{refend}}
  
 
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}}
 
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}}
 
{{TabNaval}}
 
{{TabNaval}}
−
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Gordon Alston Coles|Gordon A. Coles]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Ambuscade|f=p}}'''<br>21 Jun, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 729}} &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
+
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. P37 (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''P37'']]'''<br>Mar, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 396''e''}} &ndash; 28 Feb, 1918|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cyril Eustace Douglas-Pennant|Cyril E. Douglas-Pennant]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Harold George Campbell|Harold G. Campbell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Liberty (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Liberty'']]'''<br>28 Feb, 1918 &ndash; 21 Jun, 1918|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Hector Creswell|George H. Creswell]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Maxwell Alexander Christian Ritter|Maxwell A. C. Ritter]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ambuscade (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ambuscade'']]'''<br>21 Jun, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 729}} &ndash; 21 Mar, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Richard Charles Arthur Littleton|Richard C. A. Littleton]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Pylades (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Pylades'']]'''<br>28 Mar, 1919 &ndash; 26 Apr, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Francis Bold Law|Edward F. B. Law]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Leslie Haliburton Ashmore|Leslie H. Ashmore]]'''|'''[[Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves|Naval Assistant to Admiral Commanding Reserves]]'''<br>7 Apr, 1938 &ndash; 18 Dec, 1939<ref>Superseded that day.  Butler Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/68.|D7604480}} f. 205.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Vernon Saumarez Butler|Vernon S. Butler]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Llewellyn Vaughan Morgan|Llewellyn V. Morgan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Royal Sovereign (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Royal Sovereign'']]'''<br>15 Dec, 1939 &ndash; 26 Sep, 1941|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Reginald Henry Portal|Reginald H. Portal]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Hope Troubridge|Thomas H. Troubridge]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nelson (1925)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nelson'']]'''<br>5 Apr, 1942 &ndash; 12 Jan, 1943|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Guy Herbrand Edward Russell|The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell]]'''}}
 +
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest Russell Archer|Ernest R. Archer]]'''|'''[[Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth|Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth]]'''<br>30 Mar, 1943 &ndash; 20 May, 1945|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
{{TabEnd}}
 
{{TabEnd}}
 
</div name=fredbot:appts>
 
</div name=fredbot:appts>
Line 36: Line 45:
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacomb, Humphrey}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacomb, Humphrey}}
  
−
{{CatPerson|UK||}}
+
{{CatPerson|UK|1890|}}
 +
{{CatCapt|UK}}
 +
{{CatTrainEst|May, 1904}}

Revision as of 16:57, 22 September 2017

Captain Humphrey Benson Jacomb, C.B.E., R.N. (27 June, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Reginald B. Jacomb, wool broker.

Jacomb was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1912.

Jacomb was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the destroyer Ambuscade on 21 June, 1918.[1]

Post-War

Jacomb was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1922.

Jacomb was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1926.

Jacomb was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1933.

Jacomb was appointed in command of Londonderry on 26 May, 1935, to assume command upon her commissioning. He was superseded in October 1937.

World War II

Jacomb was appointed to Callipoe, additional on 11 November, 1941, to assume command of the depot ship Blenheim as soon as she completed conversion and upon commissioning. On 5 April, 1942 he was appointed in command of the battleship Nelson, vice Hill.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. P37
Mar, 1917[2] – 28 Feb, 1918 		Succeeded by
Cyril E. Douglas-Pennant
Preceded by
Harold G. Campbell 		Captain of H.M.S. Liberty
28 Feb, 1918 – 21 Jun, 1918 		Succeeded by
George H. Creswell
Preceded by
Maxwell A. C. Ritter 		Captain of H.M.S. Ambuscade
21 Jun, 1918[3] – 21 Mar, 1919 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Richard C. A. Littleton 		Captain of H.M.S. Pylades
28 Mar, 1919 – 26 Apr, 1919 		Succeeded by
Edward F. B. Law
Preceded by
Leslie H. Ashmore 		Naval Assistant to Admiral Commanding Reserves
7 Apr, 1938 – 18 Dec, 1939[4] 		Succeeded by
Vernon S. Butler
Preceded by
Llewellyn V. Morgan 		Captain of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign
15 Dec, 1939 – 26 Sep, 1941 		Succeeded by
Reginald H. Portal
Preceded by
Thomas H. Troubridge 		Captain of H.M.S. Nelson
5 Apr, 1942 – 12 Jan, 1943 		Succeeded by
The Hon. Guy H. E. Russell
Preceded by
Ernest R. Archer 		Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth
30 Mar, 1943 – 20 May, 1945 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 729.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396e.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 729.
  4. ↑ Superseded that day. Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.

Retrieved from "http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=Humphrey_Benson_Jacomb&oldid=247886"