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'''Cornelius Marius Schoonmaker''' (2 February, 1839 – 16 March, 1889) served in the [[United States Navy]]. | {{CaptUS}} '''Cornelius Marius Schoonmaker''' (2 February, 1839 – 16 March, 1889) served in the [[United States Navy]]. | ||
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Schoonmaker was promoted to the rank of {{CaptUS}} on 7 October, 1886.{{USOfficerReg1889|pp. 6-7}} | Schoonmaker was promoted to the rank of {{CaptUS}} on 7 October, 1886.{{USOfficerReg1889|pp. 6-7}} | ||
Schoonmaker was | Schoonmaker was appointed to command the {{US-Vandalia|f=t}} on 5 April, 1888.{{USOfficerReg1889|p. 7}} | ||
''Vandalia'', along with the frigate {{US-1Trenton}} and the {{US-Nipsic|f=t}} arrived at Apia, Samoa during the spring of 1889 in response to a diplomatic crisis which saw seven warships from three different nations converge on the islands. On 15/16 March Apia Harbor was battered by a violent hurricane which wrecked all but one of the ships present. ''Vandalia'' was among those lost, and Captain Schoonmaker was among the forty-three officers and men lost with her.{{USOfficerReg1890|p. 136}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:26, 14 August 2017
Captain Cornelius Marius Schoonmaker (2 February, 1839 – 16 March, 1889) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Schoonmaker was promoted to the rank of Midshipman on 9 June, 1859.[1]
Schoonmaker was promoted to the rank of Master on 23 February, 1861, followed a few months later by his commissioning as a Lieutenant on 31 August, 1861.[2]
Schoonmaker was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 24 December, 1865.[3]
Schoonmaker was promoted to the rank of Commander on 14 February, 1873.[4]
Schoonmaker was promoted to the rank of Captain on 7 October, 1886.[5]
Schoonmaker was appointed to command the screw sloop Vandalia on 5 April, 1888.[6]
Vandalia, along with the frigate Trenton and the gunboat Nipsic arrived at Apia, Samoa during the spring of 1889 in response to a diplomatic crisis which saw seven warships from three different nations converge on the islands. On 15/16 March Apia Harbor was battered by a violent hurricane which wrecked all but one of the ships present. Vandalia was among those lost, and Captain Schoonmaker was among the forty-three officers and men lost with her.[7]
See Also
Bibliography
- Kimberly, Rear Admiral L. A. (1965). Samoan Hurricane. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Foundation. Available online here.
Papers
Service Records
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| Preceded by Henry L. Howison |
Captain of U.S.S. Vandalia 5 Apr, 1888[8] – 16 Mar, 1889[9] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1889. pp. 6-7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1889. pp. 6-7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1889. pp. 6-7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1889. pp. 6-7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1889. pp. 6-7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1889. p. 7.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1890. p. 136.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1889. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1890. p. 136.
