Robert Andrew Abernathy: Difference between revisions

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
(Update appts)
(Life and Career, Great War, Interwar Period, and World War II Information added)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Robert Andrew Abernathy''' ( – ) served in the [[United States Navy]].
'''Robert Andrew Abernathy''' (26 July, 1880 – ) served in the [[United States Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
<!--Abernathy was promoted to the rank of {{LieutUS}} on


Abernathy was promoted to the rank of {{LCommUS}} on  
Abernathy was born in Tennessee and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state. {{USOfficerReg1916|p.21}}
 
Upon graduating with the Class of 1900, Abernathy first served on the store ship {{US-Celtic}}.{{USOfficerReg1901|pp.42-43}}
 
Abernathy was promoted to the rank of {{EnsUS}} on 1 July, 1902. {{USOfficerReg1903|p.39}}
 
Abernathy was promoted to the rank of {{LieutUS}} on 1 July, 1905. {{USOfficerReg1907|p.33}}
 
Abernathy was promoted to the rank of {{LCommUS}} on 1 July, 1912. {{USOfficerReg1913|p.25}}
 
He was appointed to command of the old cruiser {{US-Chicago}}, which was then serving as a training ship for the [[Massachusetts Naval Militia]], in 1912. {{USOfficerReg1913|p.24}} He retained this command until the middle of 1915. {{USOfficerReg1916|p.20}}
 
==Great War==
Abernathy was assigned to the battleship {{US-Kearsarge}} in 1915 as Executive Officer. {{USOfficerReg1916|pp. 21, 269}} He remained on {{US-Kearsarge}} throughout the war and into early 1919. {{USOfficerReg1919|p.27}} He was promoted to the temporary rank of {{CommUS}} on 1 July, 1918. {{USOfficerReg1919|p.26}}
 
==Interwar Period==
In May 1919 he was appointed to command the Naval Training Camp in Seattle, Washington, and was promoted to the permanent rank of {{CommUS}} on 1 July, 1919. {{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 20-21}}
 
Abernathy was appointed to command the destroyer {{US-Lamberton}} in November 1921. {{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 18-19}} This was followed by appointment to command the gunboat {{US-Helena}} by early 1923. {{USOfficerReg1923|p.19}}
 
In November 1923, Abernathy was appointed to command the Receiving Ship at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii.{{USOfficerReg1924|p.23}} He remained in command into 1925.{{USOfficerReg1926|p.20}}
 
Abernathy's final active service was as Commanding Officer of the oiler {{US-Ramapo}} from 3 June, 1926. During this appointment he was the senior {{CommUS}} on the Active List. {{USOfficerReg1927|p. 20}}
 
Passed over for promotion, Abernathy retired 28 June, 1928 on his own application after 30 years of service under the Act of 13 May, 1908. {{USOfficerReg1929|pp. 346-347}}
 
==World War II==
 
Abernathy was listed as being recalled to Active duty in mid-1944 but no details are available. {{USOfficerReg1944|p. 634}}


Abernathy was promoted to the rank of {{CommUS}} on


Abernathy was promoted to the rank of {{CaptUS}} on
-->
==See Also==
==See Also==
{{refbegin}}
{{refbegin}}

Revision as of 03:45, 23 January 2022

Robert Andrew Abernathy (26 July, 1880 – ) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

Abernathy was born in Tennessee and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state. [1]

Upon graduating with the Class of 1900, Abernathy first served on the store ship Celtic.[2]

Abernathy was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 1 July, 1902. [3]

Abernathy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 July, 1905. [4]

Abernathy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 1 July, 1912. [5]

He was appointed to command of the old cruiser Chicago, which was then serving as a training ship for the Massachusetts Naval Militia, in 1912. [6] He retained this command until the middle of 1915. [7]

Great War

Abernathy was assigned to the battleship Kearsarge in 1915 as Executive Officer. [8] He remained on Kearsarge throughout the war and into early 1919. [9] He was promoted to the temporary rank of Commander on 1 July, 1918. [10]

Interwar Period

In May 1919 he was appointed to command the Naval Training Camp in Seattle, Washington, and was promoted to the permanent rank of Commander on 1 July, 1919. [11]

Abernathy was appointed to command the destroyer Lamberton in November 1921. [12] This was followed by appointment to command the gunboat Helena by early 1923. [13]

In November 1923, Abernathy was appointed to command the Receiving Ship at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii.[14] He remained in command into 1925.[15]

Abernathy's final active service was as Commanding Officer of the oiler Ramapo from 3 June, 1926. During this appointment he was the senior Commander on the Active List. [16]

Passed over for promotion, Abernathy retired 28 June, 1928 on his own application after 30 years of service under the Act of 13 May, 1908. [17]

World War II

Abernathy was listed as being recalled to Active duty in mid-1944 but no details are available. [18]


See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William R. Furlong 		Captain of U.S.S. Chicago
1912[19][20] – after 1 Jan, 1915[21] 		Succeeded by
Robert W. Kessler
Preceded by
Byron A. Long 		Captain of U.S.S. Nicholson
20 Nov, 1921[22] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Frank Slingluff, Jr. 		Captain of U.S.S. Lamberton
20 Nov, 1921[23] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Captain of U.S.S. Ramapo
3 Jun, 1926[24] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p.21.
  2. ↑ Register of Officers, 1901. pp.42-43.
  3. ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p.39.
  4. ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. p.33.
  5. ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p.25.
  6. ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p.24.
  7. ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p.20.
  8. ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. pp. 21, 269.
  9. ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. p.27.
  10. ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. p.26.
  11. ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 20-21.
  12. ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 18-19.
  13. ↑ Register of Officers, 1923. p.19.
  14. ↑ Register of Officers, 1924. p.23.
  15. ↑ Register of Officers, 1926. p.20.
  16. ↑ Register of Officers, 1927. p. 20.
  17. ↑ Register of Officers, 1929. pp. 346-347.
  18. ↑ Register of Officers, 1944. p. 634.
  19. ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 24.
  20. ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 36.
  21. ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 24.
  22. ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 18-19.
  23. ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 18-19.
  24. ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. p. 20.


Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=Robert_Andrew_Abernathy&oldid=317530"