Adair, Jamie, 1916-2005

Jamie Adair (b. Jan. 16, 1916-d. June 29, 2005) was born in Syosset, New York. Following his graduation from the Naval Academy, he was commissioned an Ensign on June 2, 1938, and was assigned to the cruiser USS Vincennes. He received a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1944 and was ship superintendent at the New York Naval Shipyard in Brooklyn. After service in Europe and at the Bureau of Ships in Washington, D.C., he returned to the New York shipyard. He became material officer with the Commander Mine Force with the Atlantic Fleet. From 1948 to 1952 he taught at the Naval Academy, where he was the co-author of the text, "Fundamentals of Naval Construction and Ship Stability" published by the Naval Institute in 1953. He served at the Bureau of Ships and then attended the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He was planning and then production officer at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard before commanding the Long Beach, California, Naval Shipyard. Adair became assistant chief for design and shipbuilding at the Bureau of Ships and in 1966, when he advanced to the rank of Rear Admiral, was deputy commander for ship acquisitions for the Naval Ship Systems Command. After serving as deputy commander for plans, programs and financial management, he commanded the Norfolk shipyard. In 1972 he retired and settled in Portsmouth.