Charles Henry Adair

Royal Navy officer (1851–1920)

Admiral Charles Henry Adair
Born	(1851年07月02日)2 July 1851
Died	9 March 1920(1920年03月09日) (aged68)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Serviceyears	1864–1913
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Second Cruiser Squadron (1907–09) Sheerness-Chatham Reserve Division (1906–07) HMSBarfleur (1905) HMSRoyal Sovereign (1900) HMSImperieuse (1896)
Conflicts	Mahdist War Battle of Suakin
Relations	General Sir William Adair (brother)

Admiral Charles Henry Adair (2 July 1851 – 9 March 1920) was a Royal Navy officer in mid-late 19th century and the early 20th century. He retired just prior to the outbreak of World War I.

Royal Navy service

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Adair entered the Royal Navy, and saw early service in Eastern Sudan. He was briefly in command of the armoured cruiser HMS Australia from November 1899 to January 1900, when she was coast guard ship for Southampton Water. On 20 January 1900 he commissioned HMSRoyal Sovereign for service on the Mediterranean Squadron.^[1] He was captain when on 9 November 1901 one of the ship's 6-inch (152 mm) guns exploded, killing one officer and five marines, and injuring another 20 people.^[2] Following the accident, he returned to the United Kingdom, and was in January 1902 appointed to HMSWildfire, shore establishment at Sheerness, for command of the Gunnery School.^[3]

Charles Henry Adair died on 9 March 1920.^[4]

References

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↑ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36050. London. 27 January 1900. p. 13.
↑ "Gun accident on board the Royal Sovereign". The Times . 11 November 1901. p. 9. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36661. London. 10 January 1902. p. 8.
↑ "Latest Wills". The Observer . 16 May 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via Newspapers.com.