William Mayhew Folger
From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
Rear Admiral William Mayhew Folger (19 May, 1844 – 22 July, 1928) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Folger was appointed General Inspector of the new battleship U.S.S. Kearsarge on 11 February, 1899.[1] He would become her first captain when she was commissioned.
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by George W. Coffin |
Captain of U.S.S. Quinnebaug 13 Apr, 1887[2] |
Succeeded by Charles Henry Davis |
Preceded by Montgomery Sicard |
Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance 12 Feb, 1890[3] – 28 Jan, 1893[4][Inference] |
Succeeded by William T. Sampson |
Preceded by Arthur P. Nazro |
Captain of U.S.S. New Orleans 18 Apr, 1898[5] – Feb, 1899[6] |
Succeeded by Edwin Longnecker |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. Kearsarge 20 Feb, 1900 – May, 1901[7] |
Succeeded by Bowman H. McCalla |
Preceded by Yates Stirling |
Commander-in-Chief, Asiatic Fleet 23 Mar, 1905 |
Succeeded by Charles J. Train |
Footnotes