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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1899.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27150/pages/3 no. 27150. p. 3.] 2 January, 1900.</ref> | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1899.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27150/pages/3 no. 27150. p. 3.] 2 January, 1900.</ref> | ||
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| + | On 30 May, 1906 the battleship {{UK-Montagu}} ran hard aground on Lundy Island in thick fog while under Adair's command. The captain's Court-Martial was held on [[H.M.S. Victory|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 George Francis Maurice Cradock|Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]] referred to "the regret felt throughout the Navy for the one man who suffered—A victim of unexpected circumstances."<ref>Cradock. ''Whispers from the Fleet''. p. 366.</ref> | In his book ''Whispers from the Fleet'', Rear-Admiral Sir [[Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock|Christopher G. F. M. Cradock]] referred to "the regret felt throughout the Navy for the one man who suffered—A victim of unexpected circumstances."<ref>Cradock. ''Whispers from the Fleet''. p. 366.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:20, 16 October 2012
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]
He was appointed in command of Montagu in September 1904,[3] an assignment that was to prive unfortunate.
On 30 May, 1906 the battleship Montagu ran hard aground on Lundy Island in thick fog while under Adair's command. The captain'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."[4]
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.
- ↑ Cradock. Whispers from the Fleet. p. 366.
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.
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