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Hammet was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 January, 1905.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27751/pages/150 no. 27751.  p. 150.]  6 January, 1905.</ref>
 
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Revision as of 10:11, 13 May 2014

Vice-Admiral James Lacon Hammet, C.V.O., Royal Navy (15 May, 1848 – 15 February, 1905) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hammet was promoted to the rank of Commander on 23 June, 1880.[1]

Hammet was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1886, at the relatively young age of thirty-seven.[2] On 15 December, 1890, he was appointed in command of the troop ship Tamar.[3]

On 1 January, 1900, Hammet was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral.[4] He served as one of the three umpires for the 1901 naval manœuvres.[5]

On the occasion of the King's visit to Malta Hammet was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) on 21 April, 1903.[6]

Hammet was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 January, 1905.[7]

Bibliography

  • "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 17 February, 1905. Issue 37633, col F, p. 8.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Gerard H. U. Noel
Captain of H.M.S. Nile
1 Nov, 1893 – ?
Succeeded by
Orford Churchill
Preceded by
Burges Watson
Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard
16 Jan, 1902 – ?
Succeeded by
Arthur C. B. Bromley
 

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 24858. p. 2646. 25 June, 1880.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 25545. p. 7. 1 January, 1886.
  3. The Navy List (March, 1891). p. 256.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
  5. List of His Majesty's Ships, Vessels, and Torpedo Boats Engaged in the Naval Manœuvres (July, 1901). p. 10.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 27560. p. 3525. 2 June, 1903.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 27751. p. 150. 6 January, 1905.

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