Alexander Graeme

Alexander Graeme
Born 9 December 1741
Graemeshall, Orkney
Died 5 August 1818
Edinburgh
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Rank Admiral
Commands held HMS Kingfisher
HMS Tartar
Santa Margarita
HMS Glory
Nore Command
Battles/wars American Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars

Admiral Alexander Graeme (9 December 1741 – 5 August 1818) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.

Naval career

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, The Nore in June 1799 and retired as Admiral of the White.[3]

References

  1. Williams 2008, p. 75
  2. Allen, p. 255
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Alexander Graeme". Robert Whitton. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

Sources

Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Thomas Pasley
Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
17991803
Succeeded by
Lord Keith