Alexander Graeme
| Alexander Graeme | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 9, 1741 Graemeshall, Orkney |
| Died |
August 5, 1818 (aged 76) Edinburgh |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Kingdom of Great Britain |
| 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
Born at Graemeshall,[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
- ↑ "The Graemes of Graemeshall in Orkney". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Williams 2008, p. 75
- ↑ Allen, p. 255
- 1 2 "Alexander Graeme". Robert Whitton. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory, 1816-17
- ↑ "Alexander Graeme". Maritime Memorials. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
Sources
- Allen, Joseph (1853). Battles of the British Navy 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.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Pasley |
Commander-in-Chief, The Nore 1799–1803 |
Succeeded by Lord Keith |