Alexander Graeme
Alexander Graeme | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 December 1741 Graemeshall, Orkney |
| Died | 5 August 1818 (aged 76) Edinburgh |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | c.1760–1818 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Egmont HMS Kingfisher HMS Sphinx HMS Diamond HMS Pearl HMS Tartar HMS Preston HMS Glory Nore Command |
| Battles / wars | |
Admiral Alexander Graeme (9 December 1741 – 5 August 1818) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
Naval career
[edit]Born at Graemeshall in Orkney,[1] Graeme became commanding officer of the sloop HMS Kingfisher in February 1776 and saw action at the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet in June 1776 during the American Revolutionary War.[2] He went on to be commanding officer of the sixth-rate HMS Tartar in July 1779, in which he took part in the action of 11 November 1779, seizing the Spanish 38-gun frigate Santa Margarita off Cape Finisterre.[3] After that he became commanding officer of the fourth-rate HMS Preston, in which he lost his arm during an action off Dogger Bank, in November 1781 and then became commanding officer of the second-rate HMS Glory in January 1795.[4] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in June 1799 and retired as Admiral of the White.[4]
Graeme lived his later life at 87 Princes Street in Edinburgh's New Town.[5]
Graeme died in Edinburgh on 5 August 1818 aged 76 and was buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard in the centre of Edinburgh.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Graemes of Graemeshall in Orkney". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ Williams 2008, p. 75
- ^ Allen, p. 255
- ^ a b "Alexander Graeme". Robert Whitton. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory, 1816-17
- ^ "Alexander Graeme". Maritime Memorials. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
Sources
[edit]- Allen, Joseph (1853). Battles of the British Navy. Vol. 1. H.G. Bohn.
- Williams, Thomas (2008). America's First Flag Officer - Father of the American Navy. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4343-8653-3.