Alexander Graeme

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

Alexander Graeme
BornDecember 9, 1741
Graemeshall, Orkney
DiedAugust 5, 1818(1818-08-05) (aged 76)
Edinburgh
Allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Kingfisher
HMS Tartar
Santa Margarita
HMS Glory
Nore Command
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
The grave of Admiral Alexander Graeme, Greyfriars Kirkyard

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

  1. "The Graemes of Graemeshall in Orkney". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  2. Williams 2008, p. 75
  3. Allen, p. 255
  4. "Alexander Graeme". Robert Whitton. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory, 1816-17
  6. "Alexander Graeme". Maritime Memorials. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

Sources

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