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− | {{ | + | {{AdmRN}} '''Hugh Lindsay Patrick Heard''', C.B., D.S.O., (2 August, 1869 – 23 July, 1934) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | Though his father S. T. Heard, Esquire lived in Ireland, Hugh Heard was born in Bangalore on 2 August, 1869. | |
− | + | He was promoted to {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1892.<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> | |
− | + | Heard was promoted to {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1903. In 1904, he received Admiralty thanks for his invention of an instrument for determining [[Range Rate]], perhaps similar to, but distinct from the [[Dumaresq]].<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> | |
− | + | Heard was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June 1910.<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> | |
− | He was appointed | + | Heard was appointed captain of {{UK-Magnificent}} on 13 May, 1912. He grounded her on 16 June, 1913 and was informed that he was too late in anchoring her in the prevailing conditions. He was discharged from the ship on 1 July, and directly appointed in command of {{UK-1Exmouth|f=p}}, then operating with the {{UK-BS|6}}. He would remain there until February, 1914 when he was appointed to ''President'' for a signal course.<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> |
+ | ==Great War== | ||
+ | In August 1914, he assumed command of the {{UK-1Grafton|f=t}}. | ||
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+ | He was appointed to command the {{UK-1Duncan|f=t}} on 3 July, 1915 and remained in her until 15 April, 1917. On 23 April, he was appointed to {{UK-Colleen}} as [[Senior Naval Officer, Berehaven]], serving here as a {{Com2RN}}.<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Post-War== | ||
He was appointed to command {{UK-Renown|f=t}} on 7 January, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue '''41991''', col C, p. 3.</ref> | He was appointed to command {{UK-Renown|f=t}} on 7 January, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue '''41991''', col C, p. 3.</ref> | ||
Heard was also appointed in command of the {{UK-Indomitable|f=t}} on 16 January, 1919.{{NLFeb19|p. 819}} | Heard was also appointed in command of the {{UK-Indomitable|f=t}} on 16 January, 1919.{{NLFeb19|p. 819}} | ||
− | He was appointed to command the {{UK-Centurion|f=t}} on 1 March, 1919. | + | He was appointed to command the {{UK-Centurion|f=t}} on 1 March, 1919.{{NLAug19|p. 754}} |
− | + | Heard was promoted to {{RearRN}} on 26 February, 1921.<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> | |
− | + | Heard was promoted to {{ViceRN}} on 7 July, 1926 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with the [[Order in Council of 9 March, 1914]].<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> | |
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+ | Heard was promoted to {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 15 May, 1930.<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> | ||
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− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Webster Kemp|Thomas W. Kemp]]'''|'''Captain of | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Laurence Eliot Power|Laurence E. Power]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Monmouth (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Monmouth'']]'''<br>24 Sep, 1910<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> – Jan, 1911<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Brian Herbert Fairbairn Barttelot|Brian H. F. Barttelot]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Edward Whately Pyddoke|Charles E. W. Pyddoke]]'''|'''Captain of | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Edward Le Mesurier|Charles E. Le Mesurier]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Theseus (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Theseus'']]'''<br>15 Feb, 1912<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> – 13 May, 1912<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Walter Campbell Strickland|Charles W. C. Strickland]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Percy Davidson|Alexander P. Davidson]]'''|'''Captain of | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Wyndham Lerrier Bamber|Wyndham L. Bamber]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Magnificent (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Magnificent'']]'''<br>13 May, 1912<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> – 1 Jul, 1913<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Denham Douglas Stewart|James D. D. Stewart]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Thomas Webster Kemp|Thomas W. Kemp]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Exmouth (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Exmouth'']]'''<br>1 Jul, 1913<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> – 9 Feb, 1914<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Rawdon Veale|Henry R. Veale]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest Kindersley Loring|Ernest K. Loring]]'''|'''Captain of | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Edward Whately Pyddoke|Charles E. W. Pyddoke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Grafton (1892)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Grafton'']]'''<br>31 Jul, 1914<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> – 23 Nov, 1914<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Edgar Grace|Henry E. Grace]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Douglas Lionel Dent|Douglas L. Dent]]'''|'''Captain of | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Columbella (1902)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Columbella'']]'''<br>23 Nov, 1914{{NLJan15|p. 401''i''}}<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> – 3 Jul, 1915<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Bromley, Eighth Baronet|Arthur Bromley]]'''}} |
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Odiarne Unett Coates|Odiarne U. Coates]]'''|'''[[Berehaven|Senior Officer, Berehaven]]'''<br>23 Apr, 1917<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> – 16 Jan, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Reynolds Sharp|Charles R. Sharp]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ernest Kindersley Loring|Ernest K. Loring]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Indomitable (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Indomitable'']]'''<br>16 Jan, 1919{{NLFeb19|p. 819}}<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> – 1 Mar, 1919<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Rawdon Veale|Henry R. Veale]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Douglas Lionel Dent|Douglas L. Dent]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Centurion (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Centurion'']]'''<br>1 Mar, 1919{{NLAug19|p. 754}}<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> – 11 Apr, 1921<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Richard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton|Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edwin Veale Underhill|Edwin V. Underhill]]'''|'''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard]]'''<br>20 Sep, 1922<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref> – 1 Nov, 1924<ref>Heard Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|}} f. 84.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Louis Charles Stirling Woollcombe|Louis C. S. Woollcombe]]'''}} | ||
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+ | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:16, 6 April 2022
Admiral Hugh Lindsay Patrick Heard, C.B., D.S.O., (2 August, 1869 – 23 July, 1934) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Though his father S. T. Heard, Esquire lived in Ireland, Hugh Heard was born in Bangalore on 2 August, 1869.
He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 April, 1892.[1]
Heard was promoted to Commander on 31 December, 1903. In 1904, he received Admiralty thanks for his invention of an instrument for determining Range Rate, perhaps similar to, but distinct from the Dumaresq.[2]
Heard was promoted to Captain on 30 June 1910.[3]
Heard was appointed captain of Magnificent on 13 May, 1912. He grounded her on 16 June, 1913 and was informed that he was too late in anchoring her in the prevailing conditions. He was discharged from the ship on 1 July, and directly appointed in command of H.M.S. Exmouth, then operating with the Sixth Battle Squadron. He would remain there until February, 1914 when he was appointed to President for a signal course.[4]
Great War
In August 1914, he assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Grafton.
He was appointed to command the pre-dreadnought Duncan on 3 July, 1915 and remained in her until 15 April, 1917. On 23 April, he was appointed to Colleen as Senior Naval Officer, Berehaven, serving here as a Commodore, Second Class.[5]
Post-War
He was appointed to command battlecruiser Renown on 7 January, 1919.[6]
Heard was also appointed in command of the battlecruiser Indomitable on 16 January, 1919.[7]
He was appointed to command the battleship Centurion on 1 March, 1919.[8]
Heard was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 26 February, 1921.[9]
Heard was promoted to Vice-Admiral on 7 July, 1926 and placed on the Retired List the following day in accordance with the Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[10]
Heard was promoted to Admiral on the Retired List on 15 May, 1930.[11]
Footnotes
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 7 January, 1919. Issue 41991, col C, p. 3.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 819.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 754.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 289.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401i.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 819.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 754.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.
- ↑ Heard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 84.