Herbert Heath
Sir Herbert Heath | |
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Sir Leopold Heath (father) |
Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel
from 1917 to 1919.
Military career
Born the son of Vice Admiral
Huáscar.[2] He was on board the battleship, HMS Victoria, when it was involved in a collision with the battleship, HMS Camperdown, and sank in 1893 with the loss of 372 lives. He led a party that tried to patch the hole in Victoria, but the ship was sinking too quickly for repairs.[1]
Heath was promoted
Mediterranean.[1] Later he commanded the battleship, HMS Repulse, and the cruiser, HMS Lancaster.[1] In 1908 he became naval attaché in Berlin.[1] In 1910 he took command of the battleship, HMS Superb and around this time he was appointed the Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King.[4] In 1912 he was appointed Admiral-Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard remaining in that post until 1914.[1]
Heath served in the
Family
In 1891 Heath married Elizabeth Catherine Simson and they went on to have two daughters.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Obituary: Admiral Sir Herbert Heath
- ^ Sea Fight Comedy The Argus, 22 December 1928
- ^ "No. 27393". The London Gazette. 3 January 1902. p. 3.
- ^ "No. 28534". The London Gazette. 26 September 1911. p. 7010.
- ^ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
External links
- The Dreadnought Project: Herbert Heath
- Biography of Adm Sir Herbert Leopold Heath in the JJ Heath-Caldwell family history website