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{{CaptUS}} '''Arthur Reid Yates''' (20 October, 1838 &ndash; 4 November, 1891) served in the [[United States Navy]].

==Life & Career==
Yates was born in New York and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1857.{{USOfficerReg1860|p. 64}} He was commissioned {{LieutUS}} on 18 April, 1861, and was promoted to the rank of {{LCommUS}} on 16 November, 1864.{{USOfficerReg1889|pp. 6-7}} During the Civil War he served in the Pacific Squadron and on blockade duty. His first command, gunboat ''Chocura'', was from 1865-1867.{{USOfficerReg1866|p. 182}}{{USOfficerReg1867|p. 155}} He then commanded gunboat ''Unadilla'' from 1868 to 1869.{{USOfficerReg1869|p. 139}}

Yates was promoted to the rank of {{CommUS}} on 6 February, 1872. At the time, he was Head of the Department of Ethics and English Studies at the Naval Academy.{{USOfficerReg1889|pp. 6-7}}{{USOfficerReg1873|p. 87}} In 1873-1874 he served as commanding officer of {{US-Manhattan|f=t}}, and in 1875 he assumed command of receiving ship ''Sabine''.{{USOfficerReg1874|pp. 18. 147}}{{USOfficerReg1876|pp. 16-17, 146}}

From 1879 to 1881 Yates commanded {{US-Alliance|f=t}} on the [[European_Squadron_(U.S._Navy)|European Station]]. He then went ashore as the Equipment Officer at [[Portsmouth Navy Yard]]. While serving in this role, Yates was promoted to the rank of {{CaptUS}} on 9 February, 1884.{{USOfficerReg1879|p. 149}}{{USOfficerReg1882|pp. 16-17, 152}}{{USOfficerReg1884|pp. 14, 153}}{{USOfficerReg1889|pp. 6-7}}

After spending three years commanding the {{US-1NewHampshire|f=t}}, Yates returned to sea one final time as commanding officer of {{US-Pensacola|f=t}} from 1888 to 1890.<ref>''The Critic'' (Washington, DC) 18 July, 1884 p. 1.</ref><ref>''Boston Evening Transcript'' 1 November, 1887 p. 4.</ref>{{USOfficerReg1889|pp. 6-7}}<ref>''Fall River Globe'' 3 June, 1890 p. 1.</ref> Hen then returned to [[Portsmouth Navy Yard]], this time as Captain of the Yard, from September 1890. He was still in this position when he died in Portsmouth in November, 1891.{{USOfficerReg1891|p. 145}}{{USOfficerReg1892|p. 136}}<ref>''Boston Evening Transcript'' 5 November, 1891 p. 4.</ref>

==See Also==
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==Bibliography==
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[U.S.S. Manhattan (1863)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Manhattan'']]'''<br>before 1 Jan, 1874{{USOfficerReg1874|pp. 18, 147}} &ndash; Jul, 1874{{USOfficerReg1875|pp. 16-17}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Duncan Graham|James D. Graham]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Theodore Frederick Kane|Theodore F. Kane]]'''|'''[[U.S.S. Alliance (1875)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Alliance'']]'''<br>Jan, 1879{{USOfficerReg1879|p. 149}} &ndash; Mar, 1881{{USOfficerReg1882|pp. 16-17}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Henry Delano|Francis H. Delano]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Portsmouth Navy Yard|Equipment Officer, Navy Yard, Portsmouth]]'''<br>1881{{USOfficerReg1882|pp. 16, 152}} &ndash; 1884|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edwin White|Edwin White]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edmund Orville Matthews|Edmund O. Matthews]]'''|'''[[U.S.S. New Hampshire (1864)|Captain of U.S.S. ''New Hampshire'']]'''<br>Jul, 1884<ref>''The Critic'' (Washington, DC) 18 July, 1884 p. 1.</ref> &ndash; 31 Oct, 1887<ref>''Boston Evening Transcript'' 1 November, 1877 p. 4.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis John Higginson|Francis J. Higginson]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Dewey|George Dewey]]'''|'''[[U.S.S. Pensacola (1859)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Pensacola'']]'''<br>6 Mar, 1888{{USOfficerReg1890|p. 6}} &ndash; Jun, 1890<ref>''Fall River Globe'' 3 June, 1890 p. 1.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert Kautz|Albert Kautz]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Earl English|Earl English]]'''|'''[[Portsmouth Navy Yard|Captain, Navy Yard, Portsmouth]]'''<br>13 Sep, 1890{{USOfficerReg1891|p. 145}} &ndash; 4 Nov, 1891<ref>''Boston Evening Transcript'' 5 November, 1891 p. 4.</ref>{{USOfficerReg1892|p. 136}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Bellows Robeson|Henry B. Robeson]]'''}}
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