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Revision as of 20:02, 18 January 2015
Rear-Admiral Thomas Benjamin Stratton Adair, Royal Navy, Retired (6 November, 1861 – 12 August, 1928) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Adair was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 6 May, 1882.
Adair was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1894.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1899.[2]
In September 1902, he assumed command of the second class protected cruiser Gladiator.[3]
He was appointed in command of Montagu in September 1904,[4] an assignment that was to prove unfortunate, as on 30 May 1906 he ran the battleship hard aground on Lundy Island in thick fog. Adair's Court-Martial was held on H.M.S. Victory from 15 August and concluded on 20 August. Adair was severely reprimanded and dismissed his ship.
In his book Whispers from the Fleet, Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher G. F. M. Cradock referred to "the regret felt throughout the Navy for the one man who suffered—A victim of unexpected circumstances."[5]
Bibliography
- "Rear-Admiral T. B. S. Adair" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 14 August, 1928. Issue 44971, col B, p. 12.
- Cradock, Rear-Admiral Christopher G. F. M. (1908). Whispers from the Fleet. Portsmouth: Gieve's.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frederick O. Pike |
Captain of H.M.S. Gladiator 1 Sep, 1902[6] |
Succeeded by William F. De Salis |
| Preceded by John Denison |
Captain of H.M.S. Montagu Sep, 1904[7] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7581. 29 December, 1893.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27150. p. 3. 2 January, 1900.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Cradock. Whispers from the Fleet. p. 366.
- ↑ Nugent Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 469.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
