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Revision as of 20:57, 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 He was superseded in October 1937.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
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 729.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 729.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Butler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/68. f. 205.