Arent Schuyler Crowninshield

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Rear Admiral Arent Schuyler Crowninshield (March 14, 1843 – May 27, 1908) served in the United States Navy.

A destroyer completed in 1919 was named in his honor.

Life & Career

On 8 April, 1897, Crowninshield was appointed as Chief, Bureau of Navigation, with the rank of Rear Admiral.[1]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert Boyd
Captain of U.S.S. Richmond
11 Dec, 1894[2]
Succeeded by
Edwin M. Shepard
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of U.S.S. Maine
17 Sep, 1895[3] – 8 Apr, 1897[4]
Succeeded by
Charles D. Sigsbee
Preceded by
Francis M. Ramsay
Chief of the Bureau of Navigation
8 Apr, 1897[5] – 29 Apr, 1902[6][Inference]
Succeeded by
Henry C. Taylor
Preceded by
Joseph E. Craig
as Senior Officer, European Squadron
Commanding European Squadron
Mar, 1902 – 20 Mar, 1903
Succeeded by
James H. Dayton
as Senior Officer, European Squadron

Footnotes

  1. Register of Officers, 1900. p. 8.
  2. Register of Officers, 1895. p. 6.
  3. Register of Officers, 1896. p. 6.
  4. Register of Officers, 1898. p. 6.
  5. Register of Officers, 1900. p. 8.
  6. Register of Officers, 1904. p. 6.